Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5530

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Intel Xeon E5530 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 E5-4620 v2

Intel Xeon E5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1574 vs 1155
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16970 vs 5225

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1574 vs 1155
PassMark - CPU mark	16970 vs 5225

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5530

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 75°C
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 75°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1574

1155

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16970

5225

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2	Intel Xeon E5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1574	1155
PassMark - CPU mark	16970	5225
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2077
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8140

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2	Intel Xeon E5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q1'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1275	1263
Processor Number	E5-4620V2	E5530
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$340
Price now		$29
Value for money (0-100)		46.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® 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)