Xeon X7560 vs L7555

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L7555 and Xeon X7560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1217
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	3.72
Architecture codename	Nehalem-EX (2010)	no data
Release date	30 March 2010 (14 years ago)	1 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,157	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon L7555 and Xeon X7560 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	1.87 GHz	2.27 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.67 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	24 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	684 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L7555 and Xeon X7560 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	8	no data
Socket	FCLGA1567	FCBGA1567,FCLGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L7555 and Xeon X7560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon L7555 and Xeon X7560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L7555 and Xeon X7560 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L7555 and Xeon X7560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L7555 and Xeon X7560.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 March 2010	1 January 2010
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt

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