Xeon E5503 vs E5405

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2553	3032
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.20	0.02
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.31	0.60
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Harpertown (2007−2008)	Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date	11 November 2007 (17 years ago)	16 March 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	$287

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5405 has 900% better value for money than Xeon E5503.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5405 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5405 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	2	2
Socket	LGA771	FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5405 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 E5405 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 E5405 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 E5405 and Xeon E5503. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard	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	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5405 and Xeon E5503.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.09	0.50
Recency	11 November 2007	16 March 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2

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