Intel Xeon E5 2690 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6530

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Intel Xeon E5-2690

Intel Xeon Gold 6530

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2690 with 8 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6530 with 32 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (135W vs 270W)

Intel Xeon Gold 6530 's Advantages

Released 11 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (160MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)

Score

Intel Xeon E5 2690

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Intel Xeon Gold 6530

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Dec 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Emerald Rapids

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

135 W

Power Consumption

270 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

74 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

2x763 mm²

CPU Performance

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

32

16

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

160 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

4

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

80

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