Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs W5590

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W5590
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.18
Xeon E3-1205 v6
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.71
+70.2%

Xeon E3-1205 v6 outperforms Xeon W5590 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18621504
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.555.07
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency1.535.20
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$270$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1205 v6 has 822% better value for money than Xeon W5590.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.33 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.55V-1.52V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size144 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W5590 and Xeon E3-1205 v6.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 W5590 2.18
Xeon E3-1205 v6 3.71
+70.2%

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 W5590 3342
Xeon E3-1205 v6 5682
+70%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.18 3.71
Recency 9 August 2009 28 March 2017
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon W5590 has 100% more threads.

Xeon E3-1205 v6, on the other hand, has a 70.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1205 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W5590 in performance tests.


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