Xeon 5030 vs X5690

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Xeon 5030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1243not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.63no data
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Dempsey (2006)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$205no data
Current price$112 (0.5x MSRP)$112

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5690 and Xeon 5030 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.46 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz2.67 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)0 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature79 °C67 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Xeon 5030 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon 5030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE40 Bit32 Bit
FSB parityno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Xeon 5030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon 5030 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon 5030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon 5030.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

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