Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 vs Intel Xeon X5650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 and Intel Xeon X5650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 288 GB
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.386 vs 2.639
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 91.366 vs 56.607
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 42.254 vs 12.497
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Sep 2014 vs March 2010
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.386 vs 2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 91.366 vs 56.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.254 vs 12.497

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5650

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 66°C
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.711 vs 0.545
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.087 vs 1.929
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C vs 66°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) vs 10 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.711 vs 0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.087 vs 1.929

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5650

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
8.386
2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
91.366
56.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.545
0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.929
4.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
42.254
12.497
Name Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 Intel Xeon X5650
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.386 2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 91.366 56.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.545 0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.929 4.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.254 12.497
PassMark - Single thread mark 1318
PassMark - CPU mark 10149
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3060
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3987

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 Intel Xeon X5650

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Westmere EP
Launch date 8 Sep 2014 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $255 $53
Place in performance rating 2155 2255
Processor Number E5-1607V3 X5650
Series Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $29.91
Value for money (0-100) 73.02

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s 6.4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10 MB 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 66°C 81.3°C
Number of cores 4 6
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 4 12
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.750V-1.350V
Die size 239 mm
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz
Transistor count 1170 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 59 GB/s 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0 mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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 AVX2 Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit 40-bit
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)