Intel Xeon E7530 vs Intel Xeon X5560

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7530 and Intel Xeon X5560 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.

Intel Xeon E7530

Intel Xeon X5560

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 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7231 vs 5572

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7231 vs 5572

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5560

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 64°C
699050.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1305 vs 887

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 64°C
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1305 vs 887

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

1305

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7231

5572

Name	Intel Xeon E7530	Intel Xeon X5560
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	1305
PassMark - CPU mark	7231	5572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1982

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7530	Intel Xeon X5560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q1'10	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2239	2245
Processor Number	E7530	X5560
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$44
Price now		$57.95
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		27.43
Performance
Base frequency	1.87 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5.86 GT/s	6.4 GT/s QPI
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
64 bit support
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	95 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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333