Intel Xeon E7330 vs Intel Xeon L5630

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7330 and Intel Xeon L5630 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.

Intel Xeon E7330

Intel Xeon L5630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7330

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 66°C vs 63.1°C
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6792 vs 5267

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	66°C vs 63.1°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6792 vs 5267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5630

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 964 vs 933

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 6 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	964 vs 933

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7330
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

964

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6792

5267

Name	Intel Xeon E7330	Intel Xeon L5630
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	964
PassMark - CPU mark	6792	5267

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7330	Intel Xeon L5630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q3'07	March 2010
Place in performance rating	2193	2213
Processor Number	E7330	L5630
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,100
Price now		$17.33
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		74.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size	286 mm2	239 mm
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	63.1°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		2.40 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	40 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