Intel Xeon E5-4655 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5530

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4655 v3 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 E5-4655 v3

Intel Xeon E5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4655 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 84.4°C vs 76°C
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 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1817 vs 1156
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9377 vs 5206

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84.4°C vs 76°C
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	1817 vs 1156
PassMark - CPU mark	9377 vs 5206

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5530

Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 135 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4655 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1817

1156

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9377

5206

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4655 v3	Intel Xeon E5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1817	1156
PassMark - CPU mark	9377	5206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2077
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8140

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4655 v3	Intel Xeon E5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q2'15	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1197	1192
Processor Number	E5-4655V3	E5530
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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	2.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.4°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	8
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
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	40-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)