Intel Xeon E7-2860 vs Intel Xeon W3503

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-2860 and Intel Xeon W3503 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E7-2860

Intel Xeon W3503

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-2860

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm

Number of cores	10 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-2860
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3503

Name	Intel Xeon E7-2860	Intel Xeon W3503
PassMark - Single thread mark		1025
PassMark - CPU mark		1118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.753

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-2860	Intel Xeon W3503
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Bloomfield
Launch date	Q2'11	March 2009
Place in performance rating	not rated	3152
Processor Number	E7-2860
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$65
Price now		$16.22
Value for money (0-100)		31.88
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of threads	20
Die size		263 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)