E1-2500 vs Xeon W3503
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W3503 outperforms E1-2500 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3046 | 3349 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD E-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.20 | 0.96 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (16 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $65 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W3503 and E1-2500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.8V-1.225V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W3503 and E1-2500 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 1366 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3503 and E1-2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W3503 and E1-2500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3503 and E1-2500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3503 and E1-2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon HD 8240 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W3503 and E1-2500 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon W3503 and E1-2500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3503 and E1-2500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 0.63 | 0.34 |
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 23 May 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon W3503 has a 85.3% higher aggregate performance score.
E1-2500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W3503 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD E1-2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W3503 is a server/workstation processor while E1-2500 is a notebook one.
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