E2-7110 vs Xeon W3520

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3520
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
1.84
+27.8%
E2-7110
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.44

Xeon W3520 outperforms E2-7110 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3520 and E2-7110 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20042193
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD E-Series
Power efficiency1.349.09
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$404no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3520 and E2-7110 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 speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °C90 °C
Number of transistors731 million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3520 and E2-7110 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1366FP4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt12-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3520 and E2-7110. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3520 and E2-7110 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 W3520 and E2-7110 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 W3520 and E2-7110. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels31
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon R2 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W3520 and E2-7110 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W3520 and E2-7110 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3520 and E2-7110.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 W3520 1.84
+27.8%
E2-7110 1.44

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 W3520 2920
+28%
E2-7110 2282

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 W3520 413
+123%
E2-7110 185

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 W3520 1421
+165%
E2-7110 537

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.84 1.44
Recency 30 March 2009 7 May 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 12 Watt

Xeon W3520 has a 27.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

E2-7110, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W3520 is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-7110 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W3520 is a server/workstation processor while E2-7110 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W3520 and E2-7110, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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