Xeon L5410 vs W3530
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W3530 outperforms Xeon L5410 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2110 | 2527 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.42 | 2.22 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Harpertown (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) | 25 March 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $320 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon L5410 has 7% better value for money than Xeon W3530.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W3530 and Xeon L5410 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 0.33 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 6 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 2x 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 820 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W3530 and Xeon L5410 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 50 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3530 and Xeon L5410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | + |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W3530 and Xeon L5410 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3530 and Xeon L5410 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3530 and Xeon L5410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3530 and Xeon L5410.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.91 | 1.15 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 25 March 2008 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 50 Watt |
Xeon W3530 has a 66.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more threads.
Xeon L5410, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W3530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon L5410 in performance tests.
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