Intel Xeon X7350 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7350 and Intel Xeon E5-2430L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon X7350

Intel Xeon E5-2430L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7350

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1186 vs 1153

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186 vs 1153

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
1966080x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9752 vs 7836

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9752 vs 7836

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7350
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1186

1153

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7836

9752

Name	Intel Xeon X7350	Intel Xeon E5-2430L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	1153
PassMark - CPU mark	7836	9752

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7350	Intel Xeon E5-2430L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'07	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1853	1842
Processor Number	X7350	E5-2430L
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$103.99
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		20.59
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	286 mm2	294 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C
Number of cores	4	6
Transistor count	582 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	1.0000V-1.5000V	0.6V-1.35V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.50 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		12
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only