Xeon E5503 vs 5140

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2835	2872
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.27	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.79	0.60
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$15	$287

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503 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	2
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.33 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	no data	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503 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	2
Socket	LGA771	FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	+
PAE	no data	40 Bit
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	144 GB
Max memory channels	no data	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	19.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5140 and Xeon E5503.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.54	0.51
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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