Intel Xeon W3520 vs Intel 2x Xeon E5520

Intel Xeon W3520 $284
Intel 2x Xeon E5520 $373
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.66GHz Clock
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.26GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1366
Socket
LGA 1366
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 12% faster vs 2x Xeon E5520
  • 11% slower vs Xeon W3520
Xeon W3520 - GB6S 410
x1.12
2x Xeon E5520 - GB6S 365
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 38% slower vs 2x Xeon E5520
  • 61% faster vs Xeon W3520
Xeon W3520 - GB6M 1,415
x1
2x Xeon E5520 - GB6M 2,285
x1.61
  • Same Performance vs 2x Xeon E5520
  • Same Performance vs Xeon W3520
Xeon W3520 - 25.6GB/s
x1
2x Xeon E5520 - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 63% higher vs 2x Xeon E5520
  • 38% lower vs Xeon W3520
Xeon W3520 - 130W
x1.63
2x Xeon E5520 - 80W
x1
GB6S 410
10%
GB6S 365
9%
GB6M 2,285
9%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Nehalem
Architecture
Nehalem
Family
Xeon
Family
Xeon
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Bloomfield
-
Codename
Nehalem-EP
Gainestown
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
3/30/2009
Release Date
3/30/2009
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
45nm
Node
45nm
Die Size
263 mm²
Die Size
263 mm²
Transistor Count
731 Million
Transistor Count
731 Million
4 Cores
8 Cores
8 Threads
16 Threads
2.66GHz
2.86GHz Boost
20x Multiplier
2.26GHz
2.46GHz Boost
17x Multiplier
Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.8V Min
1.38V Max
Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.75V Min
1.35V Max
Type
QPI
Type
QPI
Clock
2400MHz
Clock
2930MHz
Data Rate
Double
Data Rate
Double
Transfer Rate
4.8GT/s
Transfer Rate
5.9GT/s
Width
16Bit
Width
16Bit
Bandwidth
9.6GB/s
Bandwidth
11.72GB/s
Bi-directional
19.2GB/s
Bi-directional
23.44GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
8MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
8MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
3
Channels
3
Max Memory
24GB
Max Memory
144GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
533MHz
Transfer Rate
1066MT/s
Clock
533MHz
Transfer Rate
1066MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
8.5GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
8.5GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
130W
TDP
80W
Temp
68°C TCase
Temp
72°C TCase
No PCIe
No PCIe
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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