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HP Intel Xeon E7-2820 vs HP Intel Xeon L5506

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 16identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Intel Xeon L5506 has 0.13 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Xeon E7-2820 (2.13 GHz vs 2 GHz). The HP Intel Xeon E7-2820 has 4 more processor cores than the HP Intel Xeon L5506 (8 vs 4). The HP Intel Xeon L5506 has 13 nm more processor lithography than the HP Intel Xeon E7-2820 (45 nm vs 32 nm). Only the HP Intel Xeon E7-2820 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Only the HP Intel Xeon E7-2820 has Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology).

  • Processor family
    • Intel Xeon E7-2820:Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
    • Intel Xeon L5506:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
  • Processor model
    • Intel Xeon E7-2820:E7-2830
    • Intel Xeon L5506:L5506
  • Processor base frequency
    • Intel Xeon E7-2820:2 GHz
    • Intel Xeon L5506:2.13 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • Intel Xeon E7-2820:8
    • Intel Xeon L5506:4
  • Processor socket
    • Intel Xeon E7-2820:LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
    • Intel Xeon L5506:Socket B (LGA 1366)
  • Processor lithography
    • Intel Xeon E7-2820:32 nm
    • Intel Xeon L5506:45 nm
  • Processor threads
    • Intel Xeon E7-2820:16
    • Intel Xeon L5506:4
  • System bus rate
    • Intel Xeon E7-2820:5.86 GT/s
    • Intel Xeon L5506:4.8 GT/s

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Comparison of Intel Xeon E7-2820, Intel Xeon L5506
44 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® E7 FamilyIntel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffersE7-2830L5506
Processor base frequencyDiffers2 GHz2.13 GHz
Processor coresDiffers84
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1567 (Socket LS)Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm45 nm
Component forServer/workstationServer/workstation
Processor threadsDiffers164
System bus rateDiffers5.86 GT/s4.8 GT/s
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.266 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers18 MB4 MB
Processor cache typeL3L3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs105 W60 W
Bus typeQPIQPI
VID Voltage RangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.75 - 1.35 V
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19.2 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers1 TB144 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers800,978,1066,1333 MHz800 MHz
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelTriple-channel
ECCYesYes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardNoNo
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentServerServer
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneSSE4.1, SSE4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)22
Embedded options availableNoNo
ScalabilityKnown for oneS2SUnknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special features3 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyYesYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)YesYes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers64 °C70 °C
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)VT-d, VT-xVT-d, VT-x
CompatibilityDiffersBL620C G7BL460C G6

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