Pentium G6960 vs Xeon L5430

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2521	2872
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.09	0.47
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Harpertown (2007−2008)	Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date	8 September 2008 (17 years ago)	9 January 2011 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$562	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5430 and Pentium G6960 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	2.66 GHz	2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.67 GHz	0.93 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	57 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	382 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 and Pentium G6960 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	FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Pentium G6960. 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	+	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5430 and Pentium G6960 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 Pentium G6960 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5430 and Pentium G6960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16.38 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel HD

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5430 and Pentium G6960 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5430 and Pentium G6960.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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	1.29	0.82
Recency	8 September 2008	9 January 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	73 Watt