Sempron 2600+ vs Xeon X5672

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5672 and Sempron 2600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1612	3286
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.46	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.14	0.24
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Palermo (2001−2005)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$115	$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5672 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	8	1
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.83 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Die size	239 mm2	144 mm2
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	69 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5672 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	754
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5672 and Sempron 2600+. 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)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5672 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 X5672 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 X5672 and Sempron 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
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 X5672 and Sempron 2600+.

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	3.15	0.16
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	8	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	62 Watt

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