Xeon E7520 vs 5080
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 5080 and Xeon E7520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Dempsey (2006) | no data |
| Release date | 23 May 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $161 | $943 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5080 and Xeon E7520 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3.73 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.07 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | no data |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5080 and Xeon E7520 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | 771 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5080 and Xeon E7520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2006 | 1 January 2010 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon E7520 has an age advantage of 3 years, and 36.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 5080 and Xeon E7520. We've got no test results to judge.
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