Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Intel Xeon W5580 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Intel Xeon W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Around 49% higher maximum core temperature: 100 vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2402 vs 1488
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8408 vs 6447

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	8408 vs 6447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

2.3x more maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 64 GB

Maximum memory size	144 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8408

6447

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	8408	6447
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2615
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2615
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4300
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4300
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10011

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q2'16	March 2009
Place in performance rating	960	968
Processor Number	E3-1585V5	W5580
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$102
Price now		$107.03
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	2
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)
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600MHz, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x193A
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	72
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)