Xeon w3-2435 vs E5-1620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1620
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
3.69
Xeon w3-2435
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
16.64
+351%

Xeon w3-2435 outperforms Xeon E5-1620 by a whopping 351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1495397
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.7659.91
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.689.54
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$313$669

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w3-2435 has 3304% better value for money than Xeon E5-1620.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size294 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size375 GB2 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4064

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-1620 3.69
Xeon w3-2435 16.64
+351%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-1620 5859
Xeon w3-2435 26425
+351%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-1620 612
Xeon w3-2435 1852
+203%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-1620 2257
Xeon w3-2435 10141
+349%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 16.64
Recency 6 March 2012 15 February 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E5-1620 has 26.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2435, on the other hand, has a 350.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon w3-2435 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon w3-2435, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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