Intel Xeon E5503 vs 5148

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General info

Comparing Xeon 5148 and Xeon E5503 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26432702
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.05no data
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release dateJune 2006 (17 years old)16 March 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$9$287
Current price$32 (3.6x MSRP)$211 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 5148 and Xeon E5503 have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

Xeon 5148 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache0 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Number of transistorsno data731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5148 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 configuration12
Socket771FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5148 and Xeon E5503. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon 5148 and Xeon E5503 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5148 and Xeon E5503 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5148 and Xeon E5503. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data144 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data19.2 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5148 and Xeon E5503.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon 5148
0.59
+13.5%

5148 outperforms E5503 by 13% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon 5148 912
+13.4%
Xeon E5503 804

5148 outperforms E5503 by 13% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.59 0.52
Cost $9 $287
Boost clock speed 2333 2000
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 80 Watt

The Xeon 5148 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5503 in performance tests.


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