Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Intel Xeon W3505 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1291 vs 1103
9.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10966 vs 1181

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs March 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 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 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291 vs 1103
PassMark - CPU mark	10966 vs 1181

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1291

1103

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10966

1181

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2	Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291	1103
PassMark - CPU mark	10966	1181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.092

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Bloomfield
Launch date	September 2013	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$417
Place in performance rating	2172	2180
Price now	$42.59
Processor Number	E5-2620V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	60.17
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm
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)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
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)