Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Xeon L5430

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2064	2082
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	4.75
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Release date	1 July 2008 (15 years ago)	no data
Current price	$75	$46

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has 3554% better value for money than Xeon L5430.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	no data	4
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.83 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	71 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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.

Socket	LGA771	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9500. 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 L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	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. 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 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.46	1.44
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	95 Watt

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