Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 vs Intel Xeon E5507

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Intel Xeon E5507 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Intel Xeon E5507

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 144 GB
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1374 vs 1026
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12183 vs 4256

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1374 vs 1026
PassMark - CPU mark	12183 vs 4256

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5507

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69°C

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 69°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5507

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1374

1026

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12183

4256

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E5507
PassMark - Single thread mark	1374	1026
PassMark - CPU mark	12183	4256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5147

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E5507
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q1'14	March 2010
Place in performance rating	1453	1476
Processor Number	E5-2430LV2	E5507
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$457
Price now		$456.91
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
Die size		263 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	40-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)