Intel Xeon W3530 vs X5570

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Combined performance score

Xeon X5570
2.12
+6.5%

X5570 outperforms W3530 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17461803
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.980.70
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release dateMarch 2009 (15 years old)16 March 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$49$999
Current price$50 (1x MSRP)$113 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5570 has 326% better value for money than Xeon W3530.

Technical specs

Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.06 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size263 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °C68 °C
Number of transistors731 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bit36 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size144 GB24 GB
Max memory channels33
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 X5570 2.12
+6.5%
Xeon W3530 1.99

X5570 outperforms W3530 by 7% 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 X5570 3263
+6.6%
Xeon W3530 3062

X5570 outperforms W3530 by 7% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon X5570 488
+11.4%
Xeon W3530 438

X5570 outperforms W3530 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon X5570 1780
+16.3%
Xeon W3530 1530

X5570 outperforms W3530 by 16% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.12 1.99
Cost $49 $999
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon X5570 and Xeon W3530. The differences in performance seem too small.


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