Atom E620 vs Xeon L5508

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5508 and Atom E620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Tunnel Creek (2010)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)14 September 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5508 and Atom E620 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz0.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size263 mm226 mm2
Number of transistors731 million47 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5508 and Atom E620 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 configuration21
Socket1366Intel BGA 676
Power consumption (TDP)38 Watt3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5508 and Atom E620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+

Security technologies

Xeon L5508 and Atom E620 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 Atom E620 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5508 and Atom E620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel GMA 600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5508 and Atom E620.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 March 2009 14 September 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 3 Watt

Xeon L5508 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Atom E620, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1166.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon L5508 and Atom E620. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon L5508 is a server/workstation processor while Atom E620 is a notebook one.


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