Intel Xeon 5133 vs Core i5 2450M |
First seen on June, 2012
Intel Xeon 5133
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon 5133
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Released January, 2012
Intel Core i5 2450M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i5 2450M
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much better performance per watt 19.45 pt/W | | Higher clock speed 2.5 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 19.45 pt/W | vs | 2.03 pt/W | More than 9.5x better performance per watt | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,403 | vs | 862 | Around 65% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,403 | vs | 1,598 | Around 2.2x better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 32.5W | Around 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 9.64 $/year | More than 10% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 35.04 $/year | More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon 5133 vs Core i5 2450M
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 5133 | vs | Core i5 2450M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
details | Xeon 5133 | vs | Core i5 2450M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,300 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 40W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 9.64 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 35.04 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.03 pt/W | 19.45 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 32.5W | 28.44W | |
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