Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5530

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8880 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 E7-8880 v2

Intel Xeon E5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

11 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 4
22 more threads: 30 vs 8
Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
10.7x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 144 GB
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1316 vs 1155
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 5214

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 4
Number of threads	30 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 144 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1316 vs 1155
PassMark - CPU mark	25966 vs 5214

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5530

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 73°C
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 73°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

1155

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25966

5214

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	Intel Xeon E5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1316	1155
PassMark - CPU mark	25966	5214
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2077
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8140

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	Intel Xeon E5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q1'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1279	1264
Processor Number	E7-8880V2	E5530
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 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	2.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	15	4
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	30	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	85 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S
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® 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)