Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 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: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2689

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	6 Mar 2012 vs March 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon W3505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.539
PassMark - Single thread mark		1105
PassMark - CPU mark		1172

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Bloomfield
Launch date	6 Mar 2012	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2157	2173
Processor Number	E5-2689
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	52°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V
Die size		263 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)