FX-4300 vs Xeon L5618

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5618 and FX-4300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1966
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.28
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	1.87
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5618 and FX-4300 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	1.87 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	239 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5618 and FX-4300 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,LGA1366	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5618 and FX-4300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5618 and FX-4300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5618 and FX-4300 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 L5618 and FX-4300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5618 and FX-4300.

PCIe version

2.0

n/a

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2010	23 October 2012
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	95 Watt

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