EPYC 7443 vs Xeon E5530

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5530
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.71
EPYC 7443
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 200 Watt
35.63
+1984%

EPYC 7443 outperforms Xeon E5530 by a whopping 1984% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5530 and EPYC 7443 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2036104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.2615.27
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency2.0216.86
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$340$2,010

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7443 has 5773% better value for money than Xeon E5530.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5530 and EPYC 7443 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.85 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data28.5
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm+
Die size263 mm24x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million16,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5530 and EPYC 7443 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366SP3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5530 and EPYC 7443. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5530 and EPYC 7443 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 E5530 and EPYC 7443 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5530 and EPYC 7443. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size144 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5530 and EPYC 7443.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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. 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.

Xeon E5530 1.71
EPYC 7443 35.63
+1984%

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.

Xeon E5530 2720
EPYC 7443 56601
+1981%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.71 35.63
Recency 30 March 2009 15 March 2021
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon E5530 has 150% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7443, on the other hand, has a 1983.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7443 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5530 in performance tests.


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