Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 and Intel Xeon W3505 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 E3-1231 v3

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 1106
6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7055 vs 1161

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150 vs 1106
PassMark - CPU mark	7055 vs 1161

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2150

1106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7055

1161

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3	Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150	1106
PassMark - CPU mark	7055	1161
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	891
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2290
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.031
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.089

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Bloomfield
Launch date	Q2'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2163	2170
Processor Number	E3-1231V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8
Die size		263 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	1366
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)