Intel Xeon E5620 vs Intel Xeon E5630

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5620 and Intel Xeon E5630 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5630

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1171 vs 1098
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6819 vs 6553
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 479 vs 442
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2263 vs 2092
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.787 vs 1.552
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 63.534 vs 62.536
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.496 vs 0.469
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.692 vs 2.559
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 7.83 vs 7.383
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1171 vs 1098
PassMark - CPU mark 6819 vs 6553
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 479 vs 442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2263 vs 2092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.787 vs 1.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 63.534 vs 62.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.496 vs 0.469
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.692 vs 2.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.83 vs 7.383

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5620
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5630

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1098
1171
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6553
6819
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
442
479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2092
2263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.552
1.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
62.536
63.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.469
0.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.559
2.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.383
7.83
Name Intel Xeon E5620 Intel Xeon E5630
PassMark - Single thread mark 1098 1171
PassMark - CPU mark 6553 6819
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442 479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2092 2263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.552 1.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 62.536 63.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.469 0.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.559 2.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.383 7.83

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5620 Intel Xeon E5630

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EP Westmere EP
Launch date March 2010 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $35 $73
Place in performance rating 2678 2615
Price now $25.99 $47.03
Processor Number E5620 E5630
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 55.06 31.87
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.53 GHz
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s QPI 5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size 239 mm 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 77.6°C 77.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.66 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1170 million 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 288 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 42.5mm X 45mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 80 Watt

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-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)