Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Intel Xeon W5580 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 - 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 E5-1650 v3

Intel Xeon W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2123 vs 1320
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10394 vs 5979

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123 vs 1320
PassMark - CPU mark	10394 vs 5979

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 67°C vs 66.7°C
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2696 vs 914
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10011 vs 5178

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	67°C vs 66.7°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2696 vs 914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10011 vs 5178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2123

1320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10394

5979

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

914

2696

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5178

10011

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123	1320
PassMark - CPU mark	10394	5979
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914	2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5178	10011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1022	1008
Processor Number	E5-1650V3	W5580
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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	0 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.7°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	12	8
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
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
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 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	130 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 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)