Xeon E5530 vs E5-2609

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2609
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.80
+5.3%
Xeon E5530
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.71

Xeon E5-2609 outperforms Xeon E5530 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20202052
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.860.33
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.132.02
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$143$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2609 has 161% better value for money than Xeon E5530.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size294 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GB144 GB
Max memory channels43
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 E5-2609 1.80
+5.3%
Xeon E5530 1.71

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.

Xeon E5-2609 2858
+5%
Xeon E5530 2723

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.

Xeon E5-2609 409
+7.6%
Xeon E5530 380

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.

Xeon E5-2609 1283
Xeon E5530 1588
+23.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 1.71
Recency 6 March 2012 30 March 2009
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Xeon E5-2609 has a 5.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5530, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5530.


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