Intel Xeon E7530 vs Intel Xeon L5630

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7530 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.

 

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
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 64°C vs 63.1°C
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7231 vs 5267
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 64°C vs 63.1°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7231 vs 5267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5630

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • 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
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 964 vs 887
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 964 vs 887

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5630

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
887
964
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7231
5267
Name Intel Xeon E7530 Intel Xeon L5630
PassMark - Single thread mark 887 964
PassMark - CPU mark 7231 5267

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7530 Intel Xeon L5630

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Westmere EP
Launch date Q1'10 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2199 2185
Processor Number E7530 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

Base frequency 1.87 GHz 2.13 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 63.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.13 GHz 2.40 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 40 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