Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 vs Intel Xeon X5650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1630 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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 E5-1630 v3

Intel Xeon X5650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3

Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
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
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2107 vs 1324
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 860 vs 515
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3684 vs 3060
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 125 vs 56.607

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2107 vs 1324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	860 vs 515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3684 vs 3060
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	125 vs 56.607

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5650

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 66.2°C
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10165 vs 7396

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	81.3°C vs 66.2°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10165 vs 7396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2107

1324

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7396

10165

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

860

515

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3684

3060

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

125

56.607

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3	Intel Xeon X5650
PassMark - Single thread mark	2107	1324
PassMark - CPU mark	7396	10165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	860	515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3684	3060
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	125	56.607
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.497

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3	Intel Xeon X5650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2010
Place in performance rating	1549	2290
Processor Number	E5-1630V3	X5650
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$53
Price now		$29.91
Value for money (0-100)		73.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.2°C	81.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	12
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.750V-1.350V
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1170 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
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
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)