Intel Xeon X5677 vs Intel Xeon 5148

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5677 and Intel Xeon 5148 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 X5677

Intel Xeon 5148

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5677

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 80.4°C vs 58°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1623 vs 868
9.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8971 vs 912

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2010 vs June 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	80.4°C vs 58°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1623 vs 868
PassMark - CPU mark	8971 vs 912

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5148

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 130 Watt

L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5677
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5148

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1623

868

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8971

912

Name	Intel Xeon X5677	Intel Xeon 5148
PassMark - Single thread mark	1623	868
PassMark - CPU mark	8971	912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	62.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.361

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X5677	Intel Xeon 5148
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EP	Woodcrest
Launch date	March 2010	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$350	$9
Place in performance rating	2465	2468
Price now	$105	$13.13
Processor Number	X5677	5148
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	19.64	35.65
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.46 GHz	2.33 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	239 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	80.4°C	58°C
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1170 million	291 million
VID voltage range	0.750V-1.350V	1.150V-1.250V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	42.5mm X 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	40 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)	40-bit	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)