Intel Xeon W3680 vs Intel Xeon E5 2658

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Intel Xeon W3680

Intel Xeon E5-2658

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W3680 with 6 cores 3.333GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2658 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon W3680 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Intel Xeon E5 2658 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon W3680 +22%

551

Intel Xeon E5 2658

451

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon W3680

2586

Intel Xeon E5 2658 +52%

3932

Intel Xeon W3680

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Intel Xeon E5 2658

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Gulftown

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Gulftown)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

CPU Performance

3.333 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

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