Pentium M 730 vs Xeon X5560
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5560 outperforms Pentium M 730 by a whopping 1044% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2156 | 3526 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.24 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 0.81 | 0.25 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (16 years ago) | 19 January 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $44 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5560 and Pentium M 730 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.26V-1.356V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5560 and Pentium M 730 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5560 and Pentium M 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| PAE | 40 Bit | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon X5560 and Pentium M 730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5560 and Pentium M 730 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5560 and Pentium M 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5560 and Pentium M 730.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.83 | 0.16 |
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 19 January 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 27 Watt |
Xeon X5560 has a 1043.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 730, on the other hand, has 251.9% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon X5560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 730 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5560 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium M 730 is a notebook one.
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