Core 2 Duo E4500 vs Xeon L5410

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2516	3075
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	2.22	0.68
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Harpertown (2007−2008)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	25 March 2008 (17 years ago)	July 2007 (17 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 Core 2 Duo E4500 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	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.33 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	111 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	167 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5410 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5410 and Core 2 Duo E4500. 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	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon L5410 and Core 2 Duo E4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5410 and Core 2 Duo E4500 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	-
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5410 and Core 2 Duo E4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5410 and Core 2 Duo E4500.

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	0.46
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt

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