Intel Xeon E7530 vs Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7530 and Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E7530

Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7530

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 66°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
873813.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	66°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	10 MB vs 12 MB L3 Cache

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Name	Intel Xeon E7530	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	887
PassMark - CPU mark	7231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		91.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		42.254

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7530	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'10	8 Sep 2014
Place in performance rating	2239	2231
Processor Number	E7530	E5-1607V3
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$255
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.87 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5.86 GT/s	0 GT/s
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	10 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	66°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
64 bit support
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4 1333/1600/1866
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only