Intel Xeon E5630 vs L5638

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Combined performance score

Xeon L5638
2.41

E5630 outperforms L5638 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16461639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.730.25
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years old)16 March 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$90$73
Current price$11 (0.1x MSRP)$498 (6.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon L5638 has 592% better value for money than Xeon E5630.

Technical specs

Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C78 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630 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,LGA1366FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data288 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 L5638 2.41
Xeon E5630 2.44
+1.2%

E5630 outperforms L5638 by 1% 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 L5638 3707
Xeon E5630 3754
+1.3%

E5630 outperforms L5638 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.41 2.44
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Cost $90 $73
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 80 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon L5638 and Xeon E5630. The differences in performance seem too small.


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