Xeon Silver 4314 vs E5630

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5630
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.48
Xeon Silver 4314
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 135 Watt
18.92
+663%

Xeon Silver 4314 outperforms Xeon E5630 by a whopping 663% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5630 and Xeon Silver 4314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1770322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.8312.78
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$73no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5630 and Xeon Silver 4314 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data86 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5630 and Xeon Silver 4314 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5630 and Xeon Silver 4314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5630 and Xeon Silver 4314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5630 and Xeon Silver 4314 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5630 and Xeon Silver 4314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size288 GB6 TB
Max memory channels38
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5630 and Xeon Silver 4314.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 E5630 2.48
Xeon Silver 4314 18.92
+663%

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 E5630 3790
Xeon Silver 4314 28954
+664%

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 E5630 448
Xeon Silver 4314 1285
+187%

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 E5630 1955
Xeon Silver 4314 9243
+373%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.48 18.92
Recency 16 March 2010 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon E5630 has 68.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4314, on the other hand, has a 662.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5630 in performance tests.


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