Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Intel Xeon W3550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E3-1230 v3

Intel Xeon W3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 24 GB
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 1408
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6807 vs 3209
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 865 vs 548
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3280 vs 2171

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs August 2009
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079 vs 1408
PassMark - CPU mark	6807 vs 3209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	865 vs 548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3280 vs 2171

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

1408

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6807

3209

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

865

548

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3280

2171

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079	1408
PassMark - CPU mark	6807	3209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	865	548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3280	2171
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	83.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.897

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	Intel Xeon W3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Bloomfield
Launch date	June 2013	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$264	$235
Place in performance rating	2071	2075
Price now	$261.66	$59.95
Processor Number	E3-1230 v3	W3550
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.50	27.98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 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	8192 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
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	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)