Xeon X5355 vs E5430

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5430
2007
80 Watt
1.44
+12.5%

E5430 outperforms X5355 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5430 and Xeon X5355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20992192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameno dataClovertown
Release date1 October 2007 (16 years ago)14 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price$201 $67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5430 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speedno data0.67 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data4 MB (per die)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistorsno data582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5430 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 configurationno data2
SocketLGA771LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5430 and Xeon X5355. 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++
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parity++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5430 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 E5430 and Xeon X5355 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5430 and Xeon X5355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5430 1.44
+12.5%
Xeon X5355 1.28

E5430 outperforms X5355 by 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5430 2233
+12.8%
Xeon X5355 1979

E5430 outperforms X5355 by 13% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5430 356
+6.9%
Xeon X5355 333

E5430 outperforms X5355 by 7% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5430 1039
+8.2%
Xeon X5355 960

E5430 outperforms X5355 by 8% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 1.28
Recency 1 October 2007 14 November 2006
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 120 Watt

The Xeon E5430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5355 in performance tests.


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