Xeon E7-4830 vs X5670

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.84
Xeon E7-4830
2011
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
12.58
+228%

Xeon E7-4830 outperforms Xeon X5670 by a whopping 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and Xeon E7-4830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1465617
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.063.24
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeon (Desktop)Intel Xeon E7
Power efficiency3.8311.34
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Westmere-EX (2011)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$67$2,059

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E7-4830 has 206% better value for money than Xeon X5670.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and Xeon E7-4830 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate6400 MHz6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2513 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and Xeon E7-4830 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 configuration24 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Xeon E7-4830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5670 and Xeon E7-4830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5670 and Xeon E7-4830 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5670 and Xeon E7-4830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory size288 GB2 TB
Max memory channels34
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Xeon E7-4830.

PCIe version2.0no 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 X5670 3.84
Xeon E7-4830 12.58
+228%

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 X5670 6105
Xeon E7-4830 19981
+227%

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 X5670 491
+111%
Xeon E7-4830 233

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 X5670 2280
+33.9%
Xeon E7-4830 1703

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 12.58
Recency 16 March 2010 3 April 2011
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon X5670 has 10.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-4830, on the other hand, has a 227.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E7-4830 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5670 in performance tests.


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