Xeon 5130 vs E5-2630

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.97
+678%
Xeon 5130
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.51

Xeon E5-2630 outperforms Xeon 5130 by a whopping 678% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon 5130 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14422875
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.390.74
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.880.73
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Woodcrest (2006)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$74$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2630 has 358% better value for money than Xeon 5130.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon 5130 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)0 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature77 °C65 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno dataB2=1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon 5130 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
SocketFCLGA2011771
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon 5130. 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 Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+-
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon 5130 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon 5130 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon 5130. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon 5130.

PCIe version3.0no data
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 E5-2630 3.97
+678%
Xeon 5130 0.51

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 E5-2630 6183
+678%
Xeon 5130 795

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 E5-2630 450
+67.3%
Xeon 5130 269

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 E5-2630 2472
+432%
Xeon 5130 465

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.97 0.51
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 has a 678.4% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon 5130, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5130 in performance tests.


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