Xeon E5-2428L vs E5504

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5504 and Xeon E5-2428L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2366	1069
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.52	1.22
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)
Release date	March 2009 (15 years ago)	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data
Current price	$119 (2x MSRP)	$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5504 has 189% better value for money than Xeon E5-2428L.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5504 and Xeon E5-2428L 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	263 mm2	294 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	1,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5504 and Xeon E5-2428L 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	FCLGA1366	1356
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5504 and Xeon E5-2428L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5504 and Xeon E5-2428L 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 E5504 and Xeon E5-2428L 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 E5504 and Xeon E5-2428L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	144 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

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. 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.

E5-2428L outperforms E5504 by 461% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.98	5.50
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	60 Watt

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