Sempron 2600+ vs Xeon X5570

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5570 and Sempron 2600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1878not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.98no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.07no data
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Palermo (2001−2005)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5570 and Sempron 2600+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed2.93 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz1.83 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size263 mm2144 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million69 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5570 and Sempron 2600+ 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
SocketFCLGA1366754
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5570 and Sempron 2600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5570 and Sempron 2600+ 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 X5570 and Sempron 2600+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5570 and Sempron 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5570 and Sempron 2600+.

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.



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 X5570 3310
+1208%
Sempron 2600+ 253

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 62 Watt

Xeon X5570 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Sempron 2600+, on the other hand, has 53.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X5570 and Sempron 2600+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X5570 is a server/workstation processor while Sempron 2600+ is a desktop one.


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