Pentium G5500 vs Xeon 5130

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5130 and Pentium G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2766	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	no data
Current price	$42 (2.6x MSRP)	$111

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5130 and Pentium G5500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	no data
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	B2=1V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5130 and Pentium G5500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	771	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5130 and Pentium G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5130 and Pentium G5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5130 and Pentium G5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5130 and Pentium G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR4

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt

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