Xeon E5-2428L vs 5050

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5050 and Xeon E5-2428L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1165
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	8.44
Architecture codename	Dempsey (2006)	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)
Release date	May 2006 (18 years ago)	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5050 and Xeon E5-2428L 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	294 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5050 and Xeon E5-2428L 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	2
Socket	PLGA771	1356
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5050 and Xeon E5-2428L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5050 and Xeon E5-2428L 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 5050 and Xeon E5-2428L are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5050 and Xeon E5-2428L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR3

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	60 Watt

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