Xeon Gold 6530 vs 5080

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5080 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	48
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Dempsey (2006)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	23 May 2006 (18 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5080 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	4	64
Base clock speed	3.73 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	376 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5080 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	2	2
Socket	771	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5080 and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon 5080 and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5080 and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5080 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5080 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2006	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	4	64
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	270 Watt

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