E1-7010 vs Xeon X5355
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5355 outperforms E1-7010 by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2566 | 3306 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD E-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.03 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Clovertown (2006−2007) | Carrizo-L (2015) |
| Release date | 14 November 2006 (19 years ago) | 7 May 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,172 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5355 and E1-7010 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.67 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (per die) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 2x 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 63 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 582 million | 930 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.5V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5355 and E1-7010 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,PLGA771 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 1 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5355 and E1-7010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5355 and E1-7010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5355 and E1-7010 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | - | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5355 and E1-7010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR3L-1333 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon R2 Graphics |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5355 and E1-7010 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon X5355 and E1-7010 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5355 and E1-7010.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.15 | 0.35 |
| Recency | 14 November 2006 | 7 May 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 1 Watt |
Xeon X5355 has a 228.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
E1-7010, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 11900% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon X5355 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD E1-7010 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5355 is a server/workstation processor while E1-7010 is a notebook one.
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