7 245HX vs Xeon Gold 6530

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	241	313
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.38	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Arrow Lake
Power efficiency	4.40	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Arrow Lake-HX (2025−2026)
Release date	14 December 2023 (2 years ago)	1 April 2026 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,128	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

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Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon Gold 6530 and Core 7 245HX: 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	64	14
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	160 MB (shared)	26 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6530 and Core 7 245HX 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA4677	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6530 and Core 7 245HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6530 and Core 7 245HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6530 and Core 7 245HX 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 Gold 6530 and Core 7 245HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel Graphics 3-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) (300 - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6530 and Core 7 245HX.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	80	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	28.67	24.21
Recency	14 December 2023	1 April 2026
Physical cores	32	14
Threads	64	14