Ultra 5 238V vs Xeon L3406

Place in the ranking	2815	508
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	1.82	79.13
Architecture codename	no data	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L3406 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	54 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L3406 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L3406 and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L3406 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 L3406 and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L3406 and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L3406 and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.58	14.29
Recency	1 January 2010	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	17 Watt

Ultra 5 238V has a 2363.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 76.5% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 238V is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L3406 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L3406 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L3406 and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.