EPYC 9334 vs Xeon E5430
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9334 outperforms Xeon E5430 by a whopping 2778% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2400 | 83 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | 11.95 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.68 | 7.40 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Harpertown (2007−2008) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 11 November 2007 (17 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $455 | $2,990 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 9334 has 23800% better value for money than Xeon E5430.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5430 and EPYC 9334 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.67 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per die) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | 4x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 63 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | 52,560 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5430 and EPYC 9334 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 | LGA771 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 210 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5430 and EPYC 9334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5430 and EPYC 9334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5430 and EPYC 9334 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5430 and EPYC 9334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5430 and EPYC 9334.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.35 | 38.85 |
| Recency | 11 November 2007 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 32 |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 210 Watt |
Xeon E5430 has 162.5% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9334, on the other hand, has a 2777.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9334 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5430 in performance tests.
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