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 3227
- 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 3227 |
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: 1409 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 | 1409 vs 1283 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 548 vs 483 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 | Intel Xeon W3550 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1283 | 1409 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 10850 | 3227 |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |