Intel Xeon E5-2430 vs Intel Xeon E5504

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430 and Intel Xeon E5504 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 144 GB
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 871
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9513 vs 3318
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2012 vs March 2009
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1224 vs 871
PassMark - CPU mark 9513 vs 3318

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5504

  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1613 vs 497
  • Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4704 vs 2918
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1613 vs 497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4704 vs 2918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5504

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1224
871
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9513
3318
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
497
1613
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2918
4704
Name Intel Xeon E5-2430 Intel Xeon E5504
PassMark - Single thread mark 1224 871
PassMark - CPU mark 9513 3318
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 497 1613
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2918 4704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.862

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2430 Intel Xeon E5504

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EN Nehalem EP
Launch date May 2012 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $119 $60
Place in performance rating 2159 2605
Price now $728.95 $69.95
Processor Number E5-2430 E5504
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.78 11.38
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 294 mm 263 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 1 2
Number of threads 12 4
Transistor count 1270 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V 0.75V -1.35V
Maximum core temperature 76°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 144 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 45mm x 42.5mm 42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)