HP Intel Xeon L5530 vs HP Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref

Key differences

The HP Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref has 0.93 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Xeon L5530 (3.33 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). The HP Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref has 2 more processor cores than the HP Intel Xeon L5530 (6 vs 4). The HP Intel Xeon L5530 has 13 nm more processor lithography than the HP Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref (45 nm vs 32 nm). Only the HP Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Only the HP Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref has Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI).

• Processor model
  • Intel Xeon L5530:L5530
  • Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref:X5680
• Processor base frequency
  • Intel Xeon L5530:2.4 GHz
  • Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref:3.33 GHz
• Processor cores
  • Intel Xeon L5530:4
  • Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref:6
• Processor socket
  • Intel Xeon L5530:Socket B (LGA 1366)
  • Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
• Processor lithography
  • Intel Xeon L5530:45 nm
  • Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref:32 nm
• Processor threads
  • Intel Xeon L5530:8
  • Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref:12
• System bus rate
  • Intel Xeon L5530:5.86 GT/s
  • Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref:6.4 GT/s
• Processor operating modes
  • Intel Xeon L5530:64-bit
  • Intel Xeon X5680 Kit, Ref:32-bit, 64-bit