Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 and Intel Xeon W3550 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 W3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.80 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 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 1407
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7055 vs 3214
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 891 vs 548
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3386 vs 2171

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 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	2150 vs 1407
PassMark - CPU mark	7055 vs 3214
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	891 vs 548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3386 vs 2171

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2150

1407

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7055

3214

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

891

548

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3386

2171

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3	Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150	1407
PassMark - CPU mark	7055	3214
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	891	548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3386	2171
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2287
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 W3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Bloomfield
Launch date	Q2'14	August 2009
Place in performance rating	2163	2160
Processor Number	E3-1231V3	W3550
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$235
Price now		$59.95
Value for money (0-100)		27.98
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
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
ECC memory support
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® 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
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)