Xeon X5355 vs E5-1607

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2093	2606
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.70	0.41
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	no data	Clovertown (2006−2007)
Release date	1 January 2012 (14 years ago)	14 November 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,172

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon X5355 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	0.67 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	4 MB (per die)
L3 cache	10 MB	8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	63 °C
Number of transistors	no data	582 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon X5355 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	FCLGA2011	LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon X5355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon X5355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon X5355 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon X5355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	375 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon X5355.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.17	1.16
Recency	1 January 2012	14 November 2006
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt