Intel Xeon E5-2430 vs Intel Xeon X5675

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430 and Intel Xeon X5675 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2430

Intel Xeon X5675

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 288 GB

Launch date	May 2012 vs February 2011
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 288 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5675

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1512 vs 1224
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11679 vs 9513
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 588 vs 497
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3454 vs 2918

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1512 vs 1224
PassMark - CPU mark	11679 vs 9513
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	588 vs 497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3454 vs 2918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5675

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1224

1512

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9513

11679

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

497

588

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2918

3454

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430	Intel Xeon X5675
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224	1512
PassMark - CPU mark	9513	11679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497	588
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2918	3454
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		58.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.77
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.068

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430	Intel Xeon X5675
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Westmere EP
Launch date	May 2012	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$119	$162
Place in performance rating	2138	2112
Price now	$728.95	$79.99
Processor Number	E5-2430	X5675
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.78	30.70
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	239 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)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	1270 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	0.750V-1.350V
Maximum core temperature		81.3°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333
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	95 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® SSE4.2
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)