Product comparison · 2 cpus

HP Intel Core i5-2500 vs HP Intel Xeon E3-1230

Key differences

Processor family
- Intel Core i5-2500:Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Xeon E3-1230:Intel® Xeon® E3 Family
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2500:i5-2500
- Intel Xeon E3-1230:E3-1230
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i5-2500:3.3 GHz
- Intel Xeon E3-1230:3.2 GHz
Processor lithography
- Intel Core i5-2500:45 nm
- Intel Xeon E3-1230:32 nm
Component for
- Intel Core i5-2500:PC
- Intel Xeon E3-1230:Server/workstation
Processor threads
- Intel Core i5-2500:4
- Intel Xeon E3-1230:8
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Core i5-2500:3.7 GHz
- Intel Xeon E3-1230:3.6 GHz
Processor cache
- Intel Core i5-2500:6 MB
- Intel Xeon E3-1230:8 MB

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2500, Intel Xeon E3-1230
26 specifications	A HP Intel Core i5-2500 View product	B HP Intel Xeon E3-1230 View product
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Xeon® E3 Family
Processor generationKnown for one	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2500	E3-1230
Processor base frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Component forDiffers	PC	Server/workstation
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	80 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	32
Memory1 differ
ECCDiffers	No	Yes
Features1 differ
Market segmentDiffers	Desktop	Server
Other features1 differ
Temperature (max)Differs	72.6 °C	69.1 °C

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