Intel Xeon E7-4807 vs Intel Xeon X5570

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4807 and Intel Xeon X5570 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, 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 E7-4807

Intel Xeon X5570

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4807

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
14.2x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 144 GB

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 144 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5570

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 70°C
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1447 vs 721

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 70°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1447 vs 721
PassMark - CPU mark	6236 vs 6223

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4807
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

721

1447

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6223

6236

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4807	Intel Xeon X5570
PassMark - Single thread mark	721	1447
PassMark - CPU mark	6223	6236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		556
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.269

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4807	Intel Xeon X5570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q2'11	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2431	2442
Processor Number	E7-4807	X5570
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$49
Price now		$89
Value for money (0-100)		18.79
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	75°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.33 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory size	2 TB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 800 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S
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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)