Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 vs Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 3 month(s) later
7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
15 more threads: 16 vs 1
Around 240% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	September 2013 vs 1 June 2001
Number of cores	8 vs 1
Number of threads	16 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800

13.6x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
CPU 2: Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2	Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800
PassMark - Single thread mark	1657
PassMark - CPU mark	17381
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.875

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2	Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Crusoe
Launch date	September 2013	1 June 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$650
Place in performance rating	2035	not rated
Price now	$260.56
Processor Number	E5-2650V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Transmeta Crusoe
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	14.78
Vertical segment	Server	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	55 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	1 GHz
Number of cores	8	1
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	1
Transistor count	1400 million	36.8 Million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Front-side bus (FSB)		266 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	CBGA-474
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	7 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)