Intel Xeon W3503 vs Intel Xeon W3570

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W3503 and Intel Xeon W3570 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W3503

Intel Xeon W3570

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3570

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1466 vs 1025
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3267 vs 1118

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1466 vs 1025
PassMark - CPU mark	3267 vs 1118

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W3503
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1025

1466

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

3267

Name	Intel Xeon W3503	Intel Xeon W3570
PassMark - Single thread mark	1025	1466
PassMark - CPU mark	1118	3267
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
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2760
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9206

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W3503	Intel Xeon W3570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bloomfield	Bloomfield
Launch date	March 2009	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$480
Place in performance rating	3152	995
Price now	$16.22	$479.95
Value for money (0-100)	31.88	3.73
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		W3570
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	263 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	731 million	731 million
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		8
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1366	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring