Xeon E7-4830 v2 vs X5675

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5675 and Xeon E7-4830 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1322	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.19	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$162	no data
Current price	$78 (0.5x MSRP)	$105

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5675 and Xeon E7-4830 v2 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	12	20
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	20 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	68 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5675 and Xeon E7-4830 v2 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	4
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon E7-4830 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	46 Bit
Instruction Replay	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X5675 and Xeon E7-4830 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon E7-4830 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon E7-4830 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	288 GB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	68 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon E7-4830 v2.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	1 January 2014
Physical cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	105 Watt

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