A6-7000 vs Xeon L5508

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	3110
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Kaveri
Power efficiency	no data	1.41
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	30 March 2009 (17 years ago)	1 June 2014 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon L5508 and A6-7000: 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5508 and A6-7000 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	1366	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5508 and A6-7000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5508 and A6-7000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5508 and A6-7000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5508 and A6-7000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	3
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5508 and A6-7000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon L5508 and A6-7000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5508 and A6-7000.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 March 2009	1 June 2014
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	17 Watt