Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Xeon E5530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 3077 days newer than Xeon E5530.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5530
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 80 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 24% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Xeon E5530 - 217 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5530 - 36 vs 8 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Xeon E5530
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5530 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Gainestown | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
