Xeon 7120M vs 5030

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5030 and Xeon 7120M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Dempsey (2006)	Tulsa (2006)
Release date	May 2006 (18 years ago)	August 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5030 and Xeon 7120M 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	0 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	60 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1328 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.35V	1.1V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5030 and Xeon 7120M 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	PLGA771	PPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5030 and Xeon 7120M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon 5030 and Xeon 7120M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5030 and Xeon 7120M are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5030 and Xeon 7120M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR2

Pros & cons summary

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