Xeon E5430 vs Core i9-10980XE

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Xeon E5430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	232	2102
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.81	0.29
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	no data
Release date	19 October 2019 (4 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$979	no data
Current price	$745 (0.8x MSRP)	$130

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-10980XE has 6386% better value for money than Xeon E5430.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980XE and Xeon E5430 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	no data
Threads	36	no data
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	67 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980XE and Xeon E5430 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA2066	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon E5430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i9-10980XE and Xeon E5430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon E5430 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon E5430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon E5430.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Xeon E5430 by 1374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.22	1.44
Recency	19 October 2019	1 October 2007
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	80 Watt

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