Intel Xeon X7350 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7350 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon X7350

Intel Xeon E5-2643

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
1310720x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1611 vs 1186
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9863 vs 7836

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1611 vs 1186
PassMark - CPU mark	9863 vs 7836

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7350
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1186

1611

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7836

9863

Name	Intel Xeon X7350	Intel Xeon E5-2643
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	7836	9863
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		638
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2761

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7350	Intel Xeon E5-2643
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'07	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1878	1877
Processor Number	X7350	E5-2643
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$218
Price now		$2,664
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.93
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	286 mm2	294 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	73°C
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	582 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	1.0000V-1.5000V	0.60V-1.35V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3.50 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only