Xeon L5638 vs E5-1607

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1607
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.35
+0.9%
Xeon L5638
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
2.33

Xeon E5-1607 outperforms Xeon L5638 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon L5638 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18011803
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.73
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.713.68
Architecture codenameno dataWestmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$90

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon L5638 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data239 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C85 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.6V - 1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon L5638 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon L5638. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon L5638 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 E5-1607 and Xeon L5638 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon L5638. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
Maximum memory size375 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon L5638.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-1607 2.35
+0.9%
Xeon L5638 2.33

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-1607 3731
+0.6%
Xeon L5638 3707

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.35 2.33
Recency 1 January 2012 16 March 2010
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 60 Watt

Xeon E5-1607 has a 0.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Xeon L5638, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 116.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon L5638.


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