Pentium B980 vs Xeon L5609

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5609
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 40 Watt
2.12
+203%
Pentium B980
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.70

Xeon L5609 outperforms Pentium B980 by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18842715
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency4.921.86
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$125

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °C85 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE40 Bitno data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GB16 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 2.12
+203%
Pentium B980 0.70

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
+203%
Pentium B980 1087

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.12 0.70
Recency 16 March 2010 1 September 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon L5609 has a 202.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium B980, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L5609 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B980 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5609 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium B980 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5609 and Pentium B980, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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