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| Intel Xeon L5530 vs AMD Opteron 240 EE |
Released August, 2009
Intel Xeon L5530
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5530
![]() | Much higher clock speed 2.4 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm |
![]() | More cores 4 | ![]() | More threads 8 |
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Released February, 2004
AMD Opteron 240 EE
- 1.4 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 240 EE
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | ![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 24.38W |
![]() | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 26.28 $/year | ![]() | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 7.23 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 70% higher clock speed | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 more threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Aug, 2009 | vs | Feb, 2004 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
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Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 24.38W | vs | 48.75W | 2x lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 26.28 $/year | vs | 52.56 $/year | 2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 7.23 $/year | vs | 14.45 $/year | 2x lower annual home energy cost |
Features Key features of the Xeon L5530 vs Opteron 240 EE
clock speed
Xeon L5530
2.4 GHz
Opteron 240 EE
1.4 GHz
L2 cache
Xeon L5530
1 MB
Opteron 240 EE
1 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Xeon L5530
2.4 GHz
Opteron 240 EE
1.4 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Xeon L5530
2.4 GHz
Opteron 240 EE
1.4 GHz
TDP
Xeon L5530
60W
Opteron 240 EE
30W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5530 | vs | Opteron 240 EE |
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Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
940 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 |
details | Xeon L5530 | vs | Opteron 240 EE |
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Threads | 8 | 1 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 130 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 1.1 - UnknownV | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 60W | 30W | |
Annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | 7.23 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | 26.28 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 48.75W | 24.38W |
Intel Xeon L5530 ![]() | AMD Opteron 240 EE ![]() |
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