Intel Xeon E5607 vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5607 and Intel Xeon W3505 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5607

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5607

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5031 vs 1181

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs March 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5031 vs 1181

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3505

Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1103 vs 1006

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1103 vs 1006

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5607
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1006

1103

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5031

1181

Name	Intel Xeon E5607	Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark	1006	1103
PassMark - CPU mark	5031	1181

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5607	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EP	Bloomfield
Launch date	February 2011	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$135
Place in performance rating	2175	2180
Price now	$310
Processor Number	E5607
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.23
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	239 mm	263 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1170 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	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)