Intel Xeon E5507 vs Intel Xeon E7520: comparison

Comparison of Intel Xeon E5507 and Intel Xeon E7520: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Xeon E5507 has a higher base clock (2.26 GHz vs 1.87 GHz) and a lower TDP (80 W vs 95 W).

At the same time, Intel Xeon E7520 has more threads (8 vs 4) and a larger L3 cache (18 MB vs 4 MB).

Both processors match on: core count (4), process node (45 nm).

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 Xeon E5507Intel Xeon E7520
Cores / threads 4 / 4 4 / 8
Max boost clock — 1.87 GHz
L3 cache 4 MB 18 MB
TDP 80 W 95 W
Process 45 nm 45 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 Xeon E5507 Intel Xeon E7520
General
Model E5507 E7520
Codename Nehalem EP Nehalem EX
Segment Server Server
Product line Устаревшие процессоры Intel Xeon Устаревшие процессоры Intel Xeon
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Launch date Q1 2010 Q1 2010
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Expected discontinuance — Q4 2012
Servicing status End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded options available No No
CPU
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 8
Multithreading (SMT/HT) No Yes
Base clock 2.26 GHz 1.87 GHz
Max boost clock — 1.87 GHz
L3 cache 4 MB 18 MB
Bus speed 4.8 GT/s 4.8 GT/s
TDP 80 W 95 W
Turbo Boost No —
64-bit support Yes Yes
Instruction set width 64 bit —
QPI links 2 —
Memory
Max memory size 144 GB —
Memory types DDR3 —
Memory channels 3 —
Max memory bandwidth 19.2 GB/s —
ECC memory supported Yes —
Physical address extensions 40-bit —
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 FCLGA1567
TCASE 76 °C 70 °C
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes —
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology No —
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes
Idle States Yes —

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