Xeon Gold 6530 vs Sempron 3000+
Primary details
Comparing Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 60 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 55.96 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.46 |
| Architecture codename | Palermo (2001−2005) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (19 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $50 | $2,128 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 128 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 160 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 144 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530 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 | 2 |
| Socket | 939 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 270 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2005 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 32 |
| Threads | 1 | 64 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 270 Watt |
Sempron 3000+ has 335.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 18 years, and 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Sempron 3000+ is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6530 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Sempron 3000+ and Xeon Gold 6530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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