Xeon 5130 vs X5667

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5667 and Xeon 5130 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1648	2875
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.61	0.74
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	2.92	0.73
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Woodcrest (2006)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 5130 has 21% better value for money than Xeon X5667.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5667 and Xeon 5130 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	B2=1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5667 and Xeon 5130 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	771
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5667 and Xeon 5130. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	40 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon X5667 and Xeon 5130 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5667 and Xeon 5130 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5667 and Xeon 5130. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Maximum memory size	288 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5667 and Xeon 5130.

PCIe version

2.0

no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.99	0.51
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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