Xeon E5335 vs X5355

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5355
2006
4 cores / 4 threads, 120 Watt
1.28
+30.6%
Xeon E5335
2006
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
0.98

Xeon X5355 outperforms Xeon E5335 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5355 and Xeon E5335 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22792477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.011.16
Architecture codenameClovertown (2006−2007)Clovertown (2006−2007)
Release date14 November 2006 (18 years ago)14 November 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,172no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5355 and Xeon E5335 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.67 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (per die)4 MB (per die)
L3 cache8 MB L2 Cache8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 143 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °C66 °C
Number of transistors582 million582 million
64 bit support++
VID voltage range1V-1.5V1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5355 and Xeon E5335 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 configuration22
SocketLGA771,PLGA771LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5355 and Xeon E5335. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity++

Security technologies

Xeon X5355 and Xeon E5335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5355 and Xeon E5335 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5355 and Xeon E5335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

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 X5355 1.28
+30.6%
Xeon E5335 0.98

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 X5355 2033
+31.2%
Xeon E5335 1549

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.28 0.98
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon X5355 has a 30.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E5335, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5355 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5335 in performance tests.


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