Xeon E5530 vs Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2

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Intel Xeon E5530

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E5530 with 4 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E5530 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 3)

Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.4GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (69W vs 80W)

Score

Xeon E5530

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Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2

General Parameters

Mar 2009

Release Date

May 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Gainestown

Core Architecture

Ivy Bridge

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Gainestown)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Package

0.731 billions

Transistor Count

1.4 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

69 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

263 mm²

Die Size

160 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

2.666 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

18.0

Multiplier

36.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1066

Memory Types

DDR3

3

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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