Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon E5530

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon E5530 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Intel Xeon E5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
14x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1394 vs 1155
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 5225

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 July 2017 vs March 2009
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	896 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394 vs 1155
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 5225

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5530

Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

1155

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

5225

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	1155
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	5225
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2077
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8140

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Nehalem EP
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	11 July 2017	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1290	1271
Processor Number	5117	E5530
Series	5100	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$340
Price now		$29
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		46.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	28	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)