Xeon E5530 vs Silver 4110

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1059	2052
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.82	0.33
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Power efficiency	7.17	2.02
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$501	$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4110 has 1664% better value for money than Xeon E5530.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4110 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	no data	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4110 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	40 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4110 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 Silver 4110 and Xeon E5530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5530.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no 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.

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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	6.44	1.71
Recency	11 July 2017	30 March 2009
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt

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