Intel Xeon E7530 vs Intel Xeon X5690

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7530 and Intel Xeon X5690 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).

Intel Xeon E7530

Intel Xeon X5690

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7530

Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5690

Around 75% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°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 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1713 vs 887
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12914 vs 7231

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78.5°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1713 vs 887
PassMark - CPU mark	12914 vs 7231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

1713

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7231

12914

Name	Intel Xeon E7530	Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	1713
PassMark - CPU mark	7231	12914
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		637
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3517
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.77

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7530	Intel Xeon X5690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q1'10	February 2011
Place in performance rating	2239	2267
Processor Number	E7530	X5690
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$205
Price now		$149
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.68
Performance
Base frequency	1.87 GHz	3.46 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	78.5°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
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	130 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