Atom CE4150 vs Xeon L5530
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5530 and Atom CE4150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2096 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 2.51 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Sodaville (2009) |
| Release date | 9 August 2009 (15 years ago) | 24 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5530 and Atom CE4150 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 | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 96 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5530 and Atom CE4150 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 | Intel BGA 951 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 7 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5530 and Atom CE4150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L5530 and Atom CE4150 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 L5530 and Atom CE4150 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 L5530 and Atom CE4150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5530 and Atom CE4150.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 August 2009 | 24 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 7 Watt |
Xeon L5530 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
Atom CE4150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 757.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon L5530 and Atom CE4150. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon L5530 is a server/workstation processor while Atom CE4150 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5530 and Atom CE4150, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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