Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 vs Intel Xeon 5120
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Intel Xeon 5120 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
- 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 2
- Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
- Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 76.4°C vs 65°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
- 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1957 vs 770
- 23x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34209 vs 1486
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 18 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.60 GHz vs 1.86 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 76.4°C vs 65°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 65 nm |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 vs 1 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1957 vs 770 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 34209 vs 1486 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120
- 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 145 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 145 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 | Intel Xeon 5120 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1957 | 770 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 34209 | 1486 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 3655 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 25615 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 | Intel Xeon 5120 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Haswell | Woodcrest |
Launch date | Q3'14 | June 2006 |
Place in performance rating | 732 | 447 |
Processor Number | E5-2699V3 | 5120 |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Status | Announced | Discontinued |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | |
Price now | $1,628.48 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 0.23 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.30 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
Bus Speed | 9.6 GT/s QPI | 1066 MHz FSB |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 76.4°C | 65°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.60 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
Number of cores | 18 | 2 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Number of threads | 36 | |
VID voltage range | 0.65V–1.30V | B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V |
Die size | 143 mm2 | |
L2 cache | 4096 KB | |
Transistor count | 291 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 768 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 1600/1866/2133 | DDR2 |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 1 |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 51mm | 37.5mm x 37.5mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA2011-3 | LGA771 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 145 Watt | 65 Watt |
Scenario Design Power (SDP) | 0 W | |
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® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
FSB parity | ||
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) |