Product comparison · 2 cpus

Dell Xeon E5640 vs HP i5-2430M processor

17specifications compared
14differ
3identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell Xeon E5640 has 0.26 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP i5-2430M processor (2.66 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). The Dell Xeon E5640 has 2 more processor cores than the HP i5-2430M processor (4 vs 2). The Dell Xeon E5640 has 4 more processor threads than the HP i5-2430M processor (8 vs 4). Processor family: Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence on the Dell Xeon E5640, Intel® Core™ i5 on the HP i5-2430M processor. Processor model: E5640 on the Dell Xeon E5640, i5-2430M on the HP i5-2430M processor.

Processor family
- Xeon E5640:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- i5-2430M processor:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Xeon E5640:E5640
- i5-2430M processor:i5-2430M
Processor base frequency
- Xeon E5640:2.66 GHz
- i5-2430M processor:2.4 GHz
Processor cores
- Xeon E5640:4
- i5-2430M processor:2
Processor socket
- Xeon E5640:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- i5-2430M processor:PGA988
Processor threads
- Xeon E5640:8
- i5-2430M processor:4
System bus rate
- Xeon E5640:5.86 GT/s
- i5-2430M processor:5 GT/s
Processor boost frequency
- Xeon E5640:2.93 GHz
- i5-2430M processor:3 GHz

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Comparison of Xeon E5640, i5-2430M
44 specifications	A Dell Xeon E5640 View product	B HP i5-2430M processor Model i5-2430M View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	E5640	i5-2430M
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	PGA988
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
System bus rateDiffers	5.86 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.93 GHz	3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	35 W
VID Voltage RangeKnown for one	0.75 - 1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	QPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	288 GB	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800,1066 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Dual-channel
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AES, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	77.6 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating temperatureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm

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