Xeon E5430 vs W-2135

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2135
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
9.09
+540%

Xeon W-2135 outperforms Xeon E5430 by a whopping 540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8442209
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.67no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency6.141.68
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$835no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5430 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)no data
Threads12no data
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHzno data
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5430 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2066LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5430 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size512 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5430.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no 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 W-2135 9.09
+540%
Xeon E5430 1.42

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 W-2135 14440
+541%
Xeon E5430 2251

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 W-2135 1409
+292%
Xeon E5430 359

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 W-2135 6590
+525%
Xeon E5430 1055

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.09 1.42
Recency 29 August 2017 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon W-2135 has a 540.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5430, on the other hand, has 75% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2135 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5430 in performance tests.


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