Core 2 Duo T5300 vs Xeon 5150

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5150 and Core 2 Duo T5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2695	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.56	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	no data
Current price	$27 (1.7x MSRP)	$312

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5150 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	1.73 GHz
Bus support	no data	533 MHz
L1 cache	0 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5150 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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	no data
Socket	LGA771	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5150 and Core 2 Duo T5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	+	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon 5150 and Core 2 Duo T5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5150 and Core 2 Duo T5300 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	-
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5150 and Core 2 Duo T5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

65 Watt

34 Watt

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