Pentium E6500K vs Xeon L5240
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2530 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | no data | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 1 April 2008 (16 years ago) | 9 August 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K 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 | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 0.93 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 56 °C | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | 0.85V – 1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K. 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 | + | - |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2008 | 9 August 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon L5240 has 62.5% lower power consumption.
Pentium E6500K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon L5240 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E6500K is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5240 and Pentium E6500K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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