Intel Xeon E7530 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7530 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 69.8°C vs 64°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 1310720x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1152 vs 887
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8760 vs 7231
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature 69.8°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1152 vs 887
PassMark - CPU mark 8760 vs 7231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630L

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
887
1152
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7231
8760
Name Intel Xeon E7530 Intel Xeon E5-2630L
PassMark - Single thread mark 887 1152
PassMark - CPU mark 7231 8760
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2933

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7530 Intel Xeon E5-2630L

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q1'10 March 2012
Place in performance rating 2199 2184
Processor Number E7530 E5-2630L
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Discontinued

Performance

Base frequency 1.87 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s 7.2 GT/s QPI
L3 cache 12 MB L3 Cache 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 64°C 69.8°C
Maximum frequency 2.13 GHz 2.50 GHz
Number of cores 6 6
Number of threads 12 12
64 bit support
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA1567 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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

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