Opteron X2 890 vs Xeon E5630

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5630 and Opteron X2 890 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1790not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.83no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Egypt (2005−2006)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$73no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5630 and Opteron X2 890 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million233 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5630 and Opteron X2 890 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,LGA1366940
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5630 and Opteron X2 890. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
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 E5630 and Opteron X2 890 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 E5630 and Opteron X2 890 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 Xeon E5630 and Opteron X2 890. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5630 and Opteron X2 890.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5630 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

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