Xeon 5030 vs Athlon II X4 630

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 630 and Xeon 5030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2235	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.02	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.35	no data
Architecture codename	Propus (2009−2011)	Dempsey (2006)
Release date	16 September 2009 (15 years ago)	May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$63	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 630 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.67 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	169 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	67 °C
Number of transistors	300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.075V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 630 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Xeon 5030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	+

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 630 and Xeon 5030 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 Athlon II X4 630 and Xeon 5030 are enumerated here.

VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Xeon 5030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Xeon 5030.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm

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