i7-5500DU vs Xeon E5-4610

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4610 and Core i7-5500DU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1398	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	2.96	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	27 December 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$393

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4610 and Core i7-5500DU 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	8.0 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4610 and Core i7-5500DU 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	4	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4610 and Core i7-5500DU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4610 and Core i7-5500DU 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 E5-4610 and Core i7-5500DU are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4610 and Core i7-5500DU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	384 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4610 and Core i7-5500DU.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	12

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 May 2012	27 December 2015
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

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