Intel Pentium E5500 vs Intel Xeon W3540

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and Intel Xeon W3540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.9°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Launch date April 2010 vs March 2009
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 67.9°C
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3540

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1297 vs 1141
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3109 vs 1055
  • Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 534 vs 328
  • 3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2148 vs 567
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1297 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark 3109 vs 1055
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 534 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2148 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3540

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1141
1297
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1055
3109
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
328
534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
567
2148
Name Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Xeon W3540
PassMark - Single thread mark 1141 1297
PassMark - CPU mark 1055 3109
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 328 534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 567 2148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.621
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.438

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Xeon W3540

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Bloomfield
Launch date April 2010 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $699
Place in performance rating 2634 2754
Price now $19.99 $19.92
Processor Number E5500 W3540
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 24.15 80.92
Vertical segment Desktop Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 2.93 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 82 mm2 263 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 228 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V 0.800V-1.375V
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported LGA775 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)