A4-5050 vs Xeon L5609

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5609
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 40 Watt
2.08
+148%
A4-5050
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.84

Xeon L5609 outperforms A4-5050 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5609 and A4-5050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18862575
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency4.925.30
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5609 and A4-5050 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.86 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz1.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5609 and A4-5050 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FT3
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5609 and A4-5050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5609 and A4-5050 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 L5609 and A4-5050 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5609 and A4-5050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8330

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5609 and A4-5050.

PCIe version2.0no 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 L5609 2.08
+148%
A4-5050 0.84

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 L5609 3298
+148%
A4-5050 1328

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.08 0.84
Recency 16 March 2010 1 February 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon L5609 has a 147.6% higher aggregate performance score.

A4-5050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L5609 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5609 is a server/workstation processor while A4-5050 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5609 and A4-5050, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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