Intel Xeon E5-2630L vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2630L

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 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
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1152 vs 1106
7.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8760 vs 1161

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs March 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 2
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 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1152 vs 1106
PassMark - CPU mark	8760 vs 1161

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3505

Around 1% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.50 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.50 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1152

1106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8760

1161

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630L	Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark	1152	1106
PassMark - CPU mark	8760	1161
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2933

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630L	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Bloomfield
Launch date	March 2012	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2183	2174
Processor Number	E5-2630L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 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	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.8°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	2270 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
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 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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)