Processor U300 vs Xeon X5670
Aggregate performance score
Processor U300 outperforms Xeon X5670 by a considerable 42% 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 | 1742 | 1431 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.06 | 17.44 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Xeon (Desktop) | Intel Raptor Lake-U |
| Power efficiency | 1.57 | 14.06 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Raptor Lake-U (2023) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $67 | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Processor U300 has 1545% better value for money than Xeon X5670.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5670 and Processor U300 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6400 MHz | 55 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5670 and Processor U300 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,LGA1366 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Processor U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5670 and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5670 and Processor U300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5670 and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 288 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 | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Processor U300.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.53 | 5.00 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 5 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon X5670 has 20% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Processor U300, on the other hand, has a 41.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Processor U300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X5670 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while Processor U300 is a notebook one.
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