Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 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: 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2689

Intel Xeon W3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 24 GB
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	6 Mar 2012 vs August 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550

Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 52°C

Maximum core temperature	67.9°C vs 52°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon W3550
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		1408
PassMark - CPU mark		3232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2171

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon W3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Bloomfield
Launch date	6 Mar 2012	August 2009
Place in performance rating	2151	2166
Processor Number	E5-2689	W3550
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$235
Price now		$59.95
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		27.98
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	52°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	0.800V-1.375V
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-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)