Turion 64 MT-32 vs Xeon L5506

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5506 and Turion 64 MT-32 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1789	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.48	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Turion 64
Power efficiency	3.68	no data
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Lancaster (2005−2006)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	March 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5506 and Turion 64 MT-32 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	4 (Quad-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.13 GHz	1.79 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	263 mm2	125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	114 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5506 and Turion 64 MT-32 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366	754
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5506 and Turion 64 MT-32. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5506 and Turion 64 MT-32 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 L5506 and Turion 64 MT-32 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5506 and Turion 64 MT-32. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	144 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5506 and Turion 64 MT-32.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	25 Watt

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