Intel Xeon E7530 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7530 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2670

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7530

Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 80.0°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
1747626.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1489 vs 887
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15492 vs 7231

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	80.0°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1489 vs 887
PassMark - CPU mark	15492 vs 7231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

1489

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7231

15492

Name	Intel Xeon E7530	Intel Xeon E5-2670
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	1489
PassMark - CPU mark	7231	15492
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4635
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		88.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.475

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7530	Intel Xeon E5-2670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'10	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2239	2226
Processor Number	E7530	E5-2670
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$145
Price now		$96.48
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		37.05
Performance
Base frequency	1.87 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5.86 GT/s	8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	80.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
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	115 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		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only