Intel Xeon L5530 vs E5530

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5530
1.74
+6.1%

E5530 outperforms L5530 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5530 and Xeon L5530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18991945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money11.030.86
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release dateMarch 2009 (15 years old)August 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$340no data
Current price$3 (0x MSRP)$267
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5530 has 1183% better value for money than Xeon L5530.

Technical specs

Xeon E5530 and Xeon L5530 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size263 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C70 °C
Number of transistors731 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5530 and Xeon L5530 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,PLGA1366FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5530 and Xeon L5530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bit40 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5530 and Xeon L5530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5530 and Xeon L5530 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5530 and Xeon L5530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size144 GB144 GB
Max memory channels33
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

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 1.74
+6.1%
Xeon L5530 1.64

E5530 outperforms L5530 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5530 2680
+6.3%
Xeon L5530 2522

E5530 outperforms L5530 by 6% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.74 1.64
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt

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