Intel Xeon L5618: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Xeon L5618 sales 16 March 2010. This is a Westmere-EP architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2260 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1366,LGA1366 processor with a TDP of 40 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Xeon L5618 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 8 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.87 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.26 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 87 °C | of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950) |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5618 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5618. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| Idle States | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon L5618's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K) |
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Recommended GPUs
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