Intel Xeon E7-4870 vs Intel Xeon W3580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 and Intel Xeon W3580 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 E7-4870

Intel Xeon W3580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
85.3x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 24 GB
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11939 vs 3609

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11939 vs 3609

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3580

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1557 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1557 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4870
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1557

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11939

3609

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon W3580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1557
PassMark - CPU mark	11939	3609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2764
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.116

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon W3580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Bloomfield
Launch date	Q2'11	August 2009
Place in performance rating	1775	1770
Processor Number	E7-4870	W3580
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$215
Price now		$214.50
Value for money (0-100)		8.83
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory size	2 TB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 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	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 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® 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)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)