i5-2497M vs Xeon 5130

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5130 and Core i5-2497M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2872	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	0.73	no data
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5130 and Core i5-2497M 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	2	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	0 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	B2=1V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5130 and Core i5-2497M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	771	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5130 and Core i5-2497M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon 5130 and Core i5-2497M 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 Xeon 5130 and Core i5-2497M are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5130 and Core i5-2497M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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