Intel Xeon X5675 vs Intel Xeon L5630

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5675 and Intel Xeon L5630 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 X5675

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 63.1°C
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1513 vs 960
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11685 vs 5206
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2011 vs March 2010
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C vs 63.1°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1513 vs 960
PassMark - CPU mark 11685 vs 5206

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5630

  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5675
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5630

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1513
960
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11685
5206
Name Intel Xeon X5675 Intel Xeon L5630
PassMark - Single thread mark 1513 960
PassMark - CPU mark 11685 5206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 588
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3454
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 58.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.77
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.068

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon X5675 Intel Xeon L5630

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EP Westmere EP
Launch date February 2011 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $162 $1,100
Place in performance rating 2095 2097
Price now $79.99 $17.33
Processor Number X5675 L5630
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 30.70 74.27
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.06 GHz 2.13 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size 239 mm 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C 63.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 2.40 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 12 8
Transistor count 1170 million 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 288 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 42.5mm X 45mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 40 Watt

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit 40-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)