HD Graphics 520 vs Xeon X5680

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5680 and HD Graphics 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1367not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.41no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel HD Graphics
Power efficiency3.14no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Gen9
Release date14 February 2010 (14 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$172no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5680 and HD Graphics 520 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)no data
Threads12no data
Base clock speed3.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz0.35 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache12 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5680 and HD Graphics 520 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5680 and HD Graphics 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5680 and HD Graphics 520 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 X5680 and HD Graphics 520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5680 and HD Graphics 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size288 GB32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5680 and HD Graphics 520.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

HD Graphics 520 has a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X5680 and HD Graphics 520. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X5680 is a server/workstation processor while HD Graphics 520 is a notebook one.


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