Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 67.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 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
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 24 GB
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10850 vs 3232
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3141 vs 2171
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs August 2009
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 71°C vs 67.9°C
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 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10850 vs 3232
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3141 vs 2171

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550

  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 vs 1283
  • Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 548 vs 483
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1408 vs 1283
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 548 vs 483

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1283
1408
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10850
3232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
483
548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3141
2171
Name Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark 1283 1408
PassMark - CPU mark 10850 3232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 483 548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3141 2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.092

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Intel Xeon W3550

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Bloomfield
Launch date September 2013 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $417 $235
Place in performance rating 2154 2166
Price now $42.59 $59.95
Processor Number E5-2620V2 W3550
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 60.17 27.98
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3.06 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 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 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3.33 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 1
Number of threads 12 8
Transistor count 1400 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1366
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® 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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit 36-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)