Xeon E5345 vs L5430

Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5430
2008
50 Watt
1.42
+20.3%
Xeon E5345
2006
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.18

Xeon L5430 outperforms Xeon E5345 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22042371
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.691.40
Architecture codenameno dataClovertown (2006−2007)
Release date1 July 2008 (16 years ago)14 November 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$851

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5345 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 GHz2.33 GHz
Boost clock speedno data0.33 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data4 MB (per die)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
Number of transistorsno data582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5345 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 data2
SocketLGA771LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5345. 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++
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parity++

Security technologies

Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5345 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 Xeon E5345 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

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 L5430 1.42
+20.3%
Xeon E5345 1.18

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 L5430 2260
+21%
Xeon E5345 1868

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 1.18
Recency 1 July 2008 14 November 2006
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon L5430 has a 20.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L5430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5345 in performance tests.


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