Intel Pentium 1405 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430L: comparison

Comparison of Intel Pentium 1405 and Intel Xeon E5-2430L: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Pentium 1405 has a lower TDP (40 W vs 60 W).

At the same time, Intel Xeon E5-2430L has more cores (6 vs 2), more threads (12 vs 2), a higher base clock (2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz) and a higher maximum clock (2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz).

Both processors match on: process node (32 nm), PCIe version (3).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterIntel Pentium 1405Intel Xeon E5-2430L
Cores / threads 2 / 2 6 / 12
Max boost clock 1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz
L3 cache 5 MB 15 MB
TDP 40 W 60 W
Process 32 nm 32 nm

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter Intel Pentium 1405 Intel Xeon E5-2430L
General
Model 1405 E5-2430L
Codename Sandy Bridge EN Sandy Bridge EN
Segment Server Server
Product line Процессор Intel Pentium серии 1000 Семейство процессоров Intel Xeon E5
Process 32 nm 32 nm
Launch date Q2 2012 Q2 2012
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Expected discontinuance — Q2 2015
Servicing status End of Servicing Updates End of Servicing Lifetime
End of servicing updates 12/31/2019 06/30/2020
Embedded options available Yes No
CPU
Cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Multithreading (SMT/HT) No Yes
Base clock 1.2 GHz 2 GHz
Max boost clock 1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency — 2.5 GHz
L3 cache 5 MB 15 MB
Bus speed 0 GT/s 7.2 GT/s
TDP 40 W 60 W
Turbo Boost No Yes (2)
64-bit support Yes Yes
Instruction set width 64 bit 64 bit
Instruction set extensions AVX AVX
QPI links 1 1
Memory
Max memory size 375 GB 384 GB
Memory types DDR3 DDR3
Memory channels 2 3
Max memory bandwidth 25 GB/s 32 GB/s
ECC memory supported Yes Yes
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 3
PCI Express lanes 24 24
Scalability 2S Only 2S Only
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 FCLGA1356
Max CPU configuration 1 2
Package size 45mm x 42.5mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Yes
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes
AES-NI Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology Yes Yes
vPro Eligibility Intel vPro Platform —
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes
Idle States Yes Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes Yes
Identity Protection Technology — No
Flex Memory Access Yes No

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