Intel Xeon E3-1220L vs Intel Xeon W5590

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220L and Intel Xeon W5590 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Intel Xeon W5590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 77.5°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	April 2011 vs August 2009
Maximum core temperature	77.5°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5590

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.5x more maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 32 GB
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6640 vs 2295

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	144 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1612 vs 1604
PassMark - CPU mark	6640 vs 2295

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1604

1612

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2295

6640

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220L	Intel Xeon W5590
PassMark - Single thread mark	1604	1612
PassMark - CPU mark	2295	6640
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.152

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220L	Intel Xeon W5590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Nehalem EP
Launch date	April 2011	August 2009
Place in performance rating	1622	1614
Processor Number	E3-1220L	W5590
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$270
Price now		$2,508.95
Value for money (0-100)		0.73
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	131 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.5°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	504 million	731 million
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)