Intel Xeon E7330 vs Intel Xeon E5607

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7330 and Intel Xeon E5607 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7330

  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6792 vs 4969
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6792 vs 4969

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5607

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 1398101.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1009 vs 933
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1009 vs 933

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7330
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5607

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
933
1009
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6792
4969
Name Intel Xeon E7330 Intel Xeon E5607
PassMark - Single thread mark 933 1009
PassMark - CPU mark 6792 4969

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7330 Intel Xeon E5607

Essentials

Architecture codename Tigerton Westmere EP
Launch date Q3'07 February 2011
Place in performance rating 2169 2158
Processor Number E7330 E5607
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $135
Price now $310
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.23

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.26 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 286 mm2 239 mm
L3 cache 6 MB L2 Cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 66°C
Number of cores 4 4
Transistor count 582 million 1170 million
VID voltage range 1.0V-1.5V 0.750V-1.350V
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency 2.26 GHz
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 4

Compatibility

Package Size 53.3mm x 53.3mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported PGA604, PPGA604 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Security & Reliability

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

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® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

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 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066