Xeon E5205 vs 5160
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 5160 outperforms Xeon E5205 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3040 | 3111 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.29 | 0.31 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Woodcrest (2006) | no data |
| Release date | June 2006 (19 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $22 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5160 and Xeon E5205 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) | no data |
| Threads | 2 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | 66 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V | 0.95V-1.212V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5160 and Xeon E5205 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 | no data |
| Socket | LGA771 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5160 and Xeon E5205. 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 | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 5160 and Xeon E5205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5160 and Xeon E5205 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5160 and Xeon E5205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 0.48 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon 5160 has a 14.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Xeon E5205, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 5160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5205 in performance tests.
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