Intel Xeon E7330 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7330 and Intel Xeon E5-2630L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7330

Intel Xeon E5-2630L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 69.8°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2621440x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1152 vs 933
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8760 vs 6792

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	69.8°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 6 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1152 vs 933
PassMark - CPU mark	8760 vs 6792

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7330
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

1152

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6792

8760

Name	Intel Xeon E7330	Intel Xeon E5-2630L
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	1152
PassMark - CPU mark	6792	8760
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2933

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7330	Intel Xeon E5-2630L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'07	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2193	2210
Processor Number	E7330	E5-2630L
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	286 mm2	435 mm
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	69.8°C
Number of cores	4	6
Transistor count	582 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V	0.60V-1.35V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.50 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		12
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only