Intel Xeon E5-2430 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430 and Intel Xeon W3550 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2430

Intel Xeon W3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
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 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 24 GB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9513 vs 3240
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2918 vs 2171

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs August 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	32 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	15360 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9513 vs 3240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2918 vs 2171

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1410 vs 1224
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 548 vs 497

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410 vs 1224
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548 vs 497

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1224

1410

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9513

3240

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

497

548

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2918

2171

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430	Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224	1410
PassMark - CPU mark	9513	3240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497	548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2918	2171

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430	Intel Xeon W3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Bloomfield
Launch date	May 2012	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$119	$235
Place in performance rating	2159	2167
Price now	$728.95	$59.95
Processor Number	E5-2430	W3550
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.78	27.98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1	1
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	1270 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	0.800V-1.375V
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)