Xeon Gold 6530 vs Turion II M500
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 7604% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M500 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2732 | 48 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Emerald Rapids |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $100 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 160 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M500 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 270 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| 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 | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
Turion II M500 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 Turion II M500 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 Turion II M500 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M500 and Xeon Gold 6530.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 42.37 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 32 |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 270 Watt |
The Xeon Gold 6530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II M500 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6530 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M500 and Xeon Gold 6530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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