A6-5400K vs Xeon L5410

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2545	2789
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.15	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.89	0.47
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Harpertown (2007−2008)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	25 March 2008 (17 years ago)	2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$320	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5410 and A6-5400K 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.33 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	820 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5410 and A6-5400K 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	1
Socket	LGA771	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5410 and A6-5400K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon L5410 and A6-5400K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5410 and A6-5400K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5410 and A6-5400K. 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

Radeon HD 7540D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5410 and A6-5400K.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.15	0.79
Recency	25 March 2008	2 October 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt

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