Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Intel Xeon W3505 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 E3-1265L v3

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2065 vs 1106
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6211 vs 1161

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs March 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
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 4096 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065 vs 1106
PassMark - CPU mark	6211 vs 1161

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2065

1106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6211

1161

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3	Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065	1106
PassMark - CPU mark	6211	1161
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	877
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	76.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.406

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Bloomfield
Launch date	June 2013	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$710
Place in performance rating	2182	2175
Price now	$709.95
Processor Number	E3-1265Lv3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.62
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm
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)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
Memory
ECC memory support
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
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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)	45 Watt	130 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)