Core 2 Quad Q9550s vs Xeon L5430

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2191not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.69no data
Architecture codenameno dataYorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date1 July 2008 (16 years ago)27 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speedno data0.83 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 107 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistorsno data820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+-
FSB parity++

Security technologies

Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2008 27 January 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5430 has 30% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9550s, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.

We couldn't decide between Xeon L5430 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon L5430 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Quad Q9550s is a desktop one.


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