Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Intel Xeon W5580 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Intel Xeon W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 82.6°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1865 vs 1488
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28093 vs 6447

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	82.6°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1865 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	28093 vs 6447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.30 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3.30 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1865

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28093

6447

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1865	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	28093	6447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10011

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	971	968
Processor Number	E5-2695V3	W5580
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$102
Price now		$107.03
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	82.6°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
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
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 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® 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® AVX2
Intel 64
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	40-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)