Intel Xeon 5063: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Xeon 5063 sales on May 2006. This is a Dempsey architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3200 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is PLGA771 processor with a TDP of 95 Watt. It supports DDR2 memory.
Primary details
Xeon 5063 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Dempsey (2006) | |
| Release date | May 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 50 MHz (i486DX-50) |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | of 7475.2 KB (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | of 98304 KB (EPYC 9654) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 1179648 KB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | of 0.18 µm (K6-2+/450ACZ) |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5063 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | PLGA771 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 462 Watt (Xeon w9-3595X) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5063. 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 | |
| FSB parity | + | |
| Status | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | |
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon 5063's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 |
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Xeon 5063, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Xeon 5063 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 1 configurations using Xeon 5063 in our database.
