Intel Xeon E7530 vs Intel Xeon E5640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7530 and Intel Xeon E5640 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7530

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5640

  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 77.6°C vs 64°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1252 vs 887
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7455 vs 7231
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature 77.6°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1252 vs 887
PassMark - CPU mark 7455 vs 7231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
887
1252
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7231
7455
Name Intel Xeon E7530 Intel Xeon E5640
PassMark - Single thread mark 887 1252
PassMark - CPU mark 7231 7455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2185

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7530 Intel Xeon E5640

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Westmere EP
Launch date Q1'10 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2199 2220
Processor Number E7530 E5640
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $49
Price now $59.49
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 26.06

Performance

Base frequency 1.87 GHz 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s 5.86 GT/s QPI
L3 cache 12 MB L3 Cache 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 64°C 77.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.13 GHz 2.93 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 8
64 bit support
Die size 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA1567 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 42.5mm X 45mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-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

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