Intel Xeon E5-2630 vs Intel Xeon 5140

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 and Intel Xeon 5140 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 65°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1275 vs 921
  • 6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10779 vs 1780
  • Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3067 vs 2221
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2012 vs June 2006
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature 77.4°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1275 vs 921
PassMark - CPU mark 10779 vs 1780
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3067 vs 2221

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5140

  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1343 vs 525
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1343 vs 525

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5140

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1275
921
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10779
1780
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
525
1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3067
2221
Name Intel Xeon E5-2630 Intel Xeon 5140
PassMark - Single thread mark 1275 921
PassMark - CPU mark 10779 1780
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 525 1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3067 2221

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2630 Intel Xeon 5140

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Woodcrest
Launch date March 2012 June 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $74 $15
Place in performance rating 2064 2069
Price now $127.81 $32.42
Processor Number E5-2630 5140
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Launched
Value for money (0-100) 20.42 14.89
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 2.33 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 1333 MHz FSB
Die size 435 mm 143 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 4096 KB
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 77.4°C 65°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 2.33 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 12
Transistor count 2270 million 291 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 0 W

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity

Virtualization

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