Intel Xeon E7530 vs Intel Xeon X5670

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7530 and Intel Xeon X5670 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5670

  • Around 56% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°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 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1418 vs 887
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10936 vs 7231
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature 81.3°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) 95 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1418 vs 887
PassMark - CPU mark 10936 vs 7231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5670

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
887
1418
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7231
10936
Name Intel Xeon E7530 Intel Xeon X5670
PassMark - Single thread mark 887 1418
PassMark - CPU mark 7231 10936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3291
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 56.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.469

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7530 Intel Xeon X5670

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Westmere EP
Launch date Q1'10 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2199 2211
Processor Number E7530 X5670
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $67
Price now $66.59
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 35.08

Performance

Base frequency 1.87 GHz 2.93 GHz
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s 6.4 GT/s QPI
L3 cache 12 MB L3 Cache 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 64°C 81.3°C
Maximum frequency 2.13 GHz 3.33 GHz
Number of cores 6 6
Number of threads 12 12
64 bit support
Die size 239 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 6400 MHz
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 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
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 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333