Intel Xeon E5645 vs Intel Xeon E5502

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5645 and Intel Xeon E5502 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5645

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 10 more threads: 12 vs 2
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
  • Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 76.2°C vs 76°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 144 GB
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1178 vs 825
  • 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9164 vs 1853
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2010 vs March 2009
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.67 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature 76.2°C vs 76°C
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 12288 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 288 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1178 vs 825
PassMark - CPU mark 9164 vs 1853

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5645
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5502

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1178
825
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9164
1853
Name Intel Xeon E5645 Intel Xeon E5502
PassMark - Single thread mark 1178 825
PassMark - CPU mark 9164 1853
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.094

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5645 Intel Xeon E5502

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EP Nehalem EP
Launch date March 2010 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $294 $95
Place in performance rating 2489 2481
Price now $239.95 $95
Processor Number E5645 E5502
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 7.96 4.27
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 1.86 GHz
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s QPI 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 12288 KB (shared) 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 76.2°C 76°C
Maximum frequency 2.67 GHz 1.86 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 12 2
Transistor count 1170 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 288 GB 144 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 42.5mm X 45mm 42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 80 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 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)