Intel Xeon Gold 6530 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6130

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6530 and Intel Xeon Gold 6130 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 6530

Intel Xeon Gold 6130

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6530

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 87°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2738 vs 1939
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 85966 vs 33586

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 87°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2738 vs 1939
PassMark - CPU mark	85966 vs 33586

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6130

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 270 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6130

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2738

1939

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

85966

33586

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6530	Intel Xeon Gold 6130
PassMark - Single thread mark	2738	1939
PassMark - CPU mark	85966	33586
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30787

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6530	Intel Xeon Gold 6130
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2128
Place in performance rating	99	107
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6130
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	160 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74°C
Maximum core temperature	91°C	87°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	125 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)