Xeon L5618 vs E5430

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2524	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.68	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Harpertown (2007−2008)	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date	11 November 2007 (18 years ago)	16 March 2010 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$455	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5430 and Xeon L5618 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	8
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.87 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.67 GHz	2.26 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	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	239 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	1,170 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5430 and Xeon L5618 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,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	40 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5430 and Xeon L5618. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5430 and Xeon L5618 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 E5430 and Xeon L5618 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5430 and Xeon L5618. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

DDR3

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 E5430 and Xeon L5618.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 November 2007	16 March 2010
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	40 Watt