Xeon E7210 vs L5430

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2521	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.09	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Harpertown (2007−2008)	no data
Release date	8 September 2008 (17 years ago)	1 July 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$562	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

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Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon L5430 and Xeon E7210: 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)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.67 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	no data
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	57 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	1.0V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 and Xeon E7210 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	no data
Socket	LGA771	PPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon E7210. 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 L5430 and Xeon E7210 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 Xeon E7210 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon E7210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon E7210.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2008	1 July 2007
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	80 Watt