Intel Xeon W3540 vs Intel Xeon 5110

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W3540 and Intel Xeon 5110 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, 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 W3540

Intel Xeon 5110

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3540

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1297 vs 652
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3109 vs 1373

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2009 vs June 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark	3109 vs 1373

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5110

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W3540
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5110

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1297

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3109

1373

Name	Intel Xeon W3540	Intel Xeon 5110
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297	652
PassMark - CPU mark	3109	1373
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.621
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.438

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W3540	Intel Xeon 5110
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bloomfield	Woodcrest
Launch date	March 2009	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$20
Place in performance rating	2754	2756
Price now	$19.92	$159.95
Processor Number	W3540	5110
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	80.92	1.98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	263 mm2	143 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	731 million	291 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.375V	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	42.5mm x 45.0mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
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)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)