Intel Xeon X5647 vs Intel Xeon W5590

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5647 and Intel Xeon W5590 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 X5647

Intel Xeon W5590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5647

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 80.4°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 144 GB
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8369 vs 6640

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs August 2009
Maximum core temperature	80.4°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	288 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8369 vs 6640

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5590

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1612 vs 1418

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1612 vs 1418

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5647
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1418

1612

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8369

6640

Name	Intel Xeon X5647	Intel Xeon W5590
PassMark - Single thread mark	1418	1612
PassMark - CPU mark	8369	6640
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.152

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X5647	Intel Xeon W5590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	February 2011	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$175	$270
Place in performance rating	1623	1614
Price now	$199.75	$2,508.95
Processor Number	X5647	W5590
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	8.82	0.73
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	5.86 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	239 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	12288 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	80.4°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1170 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.750V-1.350V	0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	288 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	42.5mm X 45mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 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	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)