FX-6130 vs Xeon L5630

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5630 and FX-6130 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1961	1690
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.50	2.73
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,100	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5630 and FX-6130 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	239 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5630 and FX-6130 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5630 and FX-6130. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5630 and FX-6130 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5630 and FX-6130 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5630 and FX-6130. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	288 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5630 and FX-6130.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.94	2.79
Recency	16 March 2010	23 October 2012
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	95 Watt

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