Xeon X7350 vs E5-2689
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2689 outperforms Xeon X7350 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1211 | 1371 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.43 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Xeon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.18 | 3.61 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Tigerton (2007) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (13 years ago) | 6 September 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,301 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon X7350 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 0.93 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 8 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | 2x 143 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | 582 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon X7350 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 configuration | 2 | 4 |
| Socket | 2011 | PGA604,PPGA604 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon X7350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon X7350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon X7350 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon X7350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon X7350.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.17 | 4.87 |
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 6 September 2007 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 130 Watt |
Xeon E5-2689 has a 26.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 13% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon E5-2689 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X7350 in performance tests.
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