Xeon E5405 vs L5530

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5530
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 60 Watt
1.59
+47.2%

Xeon L5530 outperforms Xeon E5405 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5530 and Xeon E5405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21122420
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.511.28
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)no data
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5530 and Xeon E5405 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads8no data
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °C67 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5530 and Xeon E5405 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA1366LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5530 and Xeon E5405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE40 Bitno data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon L5530 and Xeon E5405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5530 and Xeon E5405 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5530 and Xeon E5405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5530 and Xeon E5405.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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 L5530 1.59
+47.2%
Xeon E5405 1.08

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon L5530 2522
+46.8%
Xeon E5405 1718

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 1.08
Recency 9 August 2009 1 October 2007
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon L5530 has a 47.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L5530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5405 in performance tests.


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