Xeon X5355 vs X3230

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3230 and Xeon X5355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2165	2192
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Clovertown
Release date	1 July 2007 (16 years ago)	14 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price	$180	$67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3230 and Xeon X5355 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	no data	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	no data	4
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	0.67 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	4 MB (per die)
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	63 °C
Number of transistors	no data	582 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3230 and Xeon X5355 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	no data	2
Socket	LGA775	LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3230 and Xeon X5355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	+
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X3230 and Xeon X5355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3230 and Xeon X5355 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3230 and Xeon X5355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

X3230 outperforms X5355 by 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.33	1.28
Recency	1 July 2007	14 November 2006
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	120 Watt

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