i7-10870H vs Xeon E7530

Place in the ranking	1299	842
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	4.10	19.07
Architecture codename	no data	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	17 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	1.87 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA1567	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 E7530 4.55

i7-10870H 9.07
+99.3%

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 E7530 7231

i7-10870H 14403
+99.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.55	9.07
Recency	1 January 2010	17 September 2020
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

i7-10870H has a 99.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-10870H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E7530 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-10870H is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7530 and Core i7-10870H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.