Athlon II X4 645 vs Xeon L5430

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5430
2008
50 Watt
1.42
Athlon II X4 645
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.48
+4.2%

Athlon II X4 645 outperforms Xeon L5430 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22042167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.30
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.691.47
Architecture codenameno dataPropus (2009−2011)
Release date1 July 2008 (16 years ago)21 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771AM3
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645 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 L5430 and Athlon II X4 645 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon L5430 1.42
Athlon II X4 645 1.48
+4.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon L5430 2260
Athlon II X4 645 2351
+4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 1.48
Recency 1 July 2008 21 September 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon L5430 has 90% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 645, on the other hand, has a 4.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645.

Be aware that Xeon L5430 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X4 645 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5430 and Athlon II X4 645, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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