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.
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 |
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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 | 1409 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3233 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 548 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2171 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2689 | Intel Xeon W3550 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | 2S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |