Intel Xeon E5-2680 vs Intel Xeon L5530

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 and Intel Xeon L5530 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2680

Intel Xeon L5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x 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 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1557 vs 1169
6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15773 vs 2522

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs August 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 70°C
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	20480 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1557 vs 1169
PassMark - CPU mark	15773 vs 2522

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5530

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1557

1169

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15773

2522

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680	Intel Xeon L5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1557	1169
PassMark - CPU mark	15773	2522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	17.784
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680	Intel Xeon L5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	March 2012	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$240
Place in performance rating	2085	2068
Price now	$111.84	$13.96
Processor Number	E5-2680	L5530
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	33.28	91.79
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 mm	263 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	8GT / s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	2270 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V	0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	60 Watt
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
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)