Xeon E7430: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Xeon E7430 sales 15 September 2008 at a recommended price of $1,391. This is a Dunnington architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 133 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is PGA604 processor with a TDP of 90 Watt and a maximum temperature of 64 °C. It supports DDR2, DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Xeon E7430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in the ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Market segment | Server | |
Designer | Intel | |
Manufacturer | Intel | |
Architecture codename | Dunnington (2008) | |
Release date | 15 September 2008 (16 years ago) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,391 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
Threads | 4 | |
Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
Boost clock speed | 0.13 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
L2 cache | 3 MB (per module) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
Die size | 503 mm2 | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
Number of transistors | 1,900 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
64 bit support | + | |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.45V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7430 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | 4 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
Socket | PGA604 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
Idle States | - | |
Demand Based Switching | + | |
FSB parity | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | |
EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E7430's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon E7430.
Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
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Recommended GPUs
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