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).

 

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 2464 2466
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)