Xeon E7-2830 vs E3-1585L v5
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1227 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.32 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E3 | Intel Xeon E7 |
| Power efficiency | 10.53 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake-H (2015−2016) | Westmere-EX (2011) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $445 | $1,779 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | QPI |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 6.4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 30 | 16 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 171 mm2 | 513 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,300 million | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1440 | LGA1567 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| eDRAM | 128 MB | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600 MHz, DDR4 2133 MHz at 1.2V | DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | 34.113 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 | N/A |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 72 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 3 April 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 105 Watt |
Xeon E3-1585L v5 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7-2830, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E7-2830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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