Intel

Xeon W3530

Xeon W3530
BENCHMARKS (5,773)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $290

Effective Speed -64%Effective Speed -64%Average Score -156%Memory 3%, 1-Core -159%, 2-Core -163%, 4-Core -178%, 8-Core -282%Overclocked Score -142%1-Core -156%, 2-Core -160%, 4-Core -154%, 8-Core -240%, Memory 1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -89%, Market Share -∞%, Price -29%, Value -82%Nice To Haves -439%64-Core -433%, 64-Core -502%, Age -381%

Average Bench: 64.6% (492^nd of 1426)

Based on 5,773 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3530 @ 2.80GHz

Poor: 56%Average: 64.6% Great: 71%

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 48%

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon W3530 averaged 35.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 85Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 71.8Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon W3530 is just 15%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon W3530 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 307Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 305Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 5,773 samples)

Rank 49264.6%

Min	Avg	Max
75.5	Memory 85	92.8
61.2	1-Core 71.8	76.5
113	2-Core 138	148
60.2% 98.3 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
184	4-Core 250	294
215	8-Core 305	368
35.8% 277 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
226	64-Core 307	368
19% 307 Pts

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

BRA-User, 2 days ago.Xeon W3530,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

67.7% Good

Memory 92

1-Core 73.5

2-Core 146

64% 104 Pts

4-Core 254

8-Core 256

34% 255 Pts

64-Core 252

16% 252 Pts

POL-User, 5 days ago.Xeon W3530,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

66.4% Good

Memory 90.2

1-Core 72.7

2-Core 127

61% 96.7 Pts

4-Core 235

8-Core 320

35% 278 Pts

64-Core 322

20% 322 Pts

USA-User, 7 days ago.Xeon W3530,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

64.7% Good

Memory 85.8

1-Core 73.6

2-Core 147

62% 102 Pts

4-Core 240

8-Core 327

36% 284 Pts

64-Core 338

21% 338 Pts

EGY-User, 6 days ago.Xeon W3530,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

63.1% Good

Memory 86.5

1-Core 65

2-Core 139

59% 96.8 Pts

4-Core 231

8-Core 241

31% 236 Pts

64-Core 246

15% 246 Pts

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.Xeon W3530,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

60.8% Good

Memory 82

1-Core 73

2-Core 145

60% 99.9 Pts

4-Core 229

8-Core 240

31% 234 Pts

64-Core 244

15% 244 Pts

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon W3530Intel $290Bench 65%, 5,773 samples	451x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	165x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	145x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	120x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $24Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	627x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	532x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	313x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $414

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Xeon® Processor W3530 (8M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Bloomfield
Launch Date	Q1'10
Processor Number	W3530
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price	$305.00
Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	1
Max TDP	130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	24 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	Yes

Package

Package Size	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Xeon W3530

Average Bench: 64.6% (492^nd of 1426)

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