Intel Xeon L5630 vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon L5630 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 L5630

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5630

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 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
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 130 Watt
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5267 vs 1172

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2010 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	12288 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5267 vs 1172

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3505

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1105 vs 964

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1105 vs 964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon L5630
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

964

1105

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5267

1172

Name	Intel Xeon L5630	Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark	964	1105
PassMark - CPU mark	5267	1172

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon L5630	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EP	Bloomfield
Launch date	March 2010	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,100
Place in performance rating	2191	2172
Price now	$17.33
Processor Number	L5630
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	74.27
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	5.86 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	63.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8
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)	40 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)