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.

 

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 2184 2175
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)