Xeon W3570 vs W3580
Aggregated performance score
W3580 outperforms W3570 by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon W3580 and Xeon W3570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1677 | 1783 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 1.17 | 3.56 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Bloomfield (2008−2010) |
| Release date | August 2009 (14 years ago) | March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $215 | $480 |
| Current price | $375 (1.7x MSRP) | $364 (0.8x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W3570 has 204% better value for money than Xeon W3580.
Technical specs
Xeon W3580 and Xeon W3570 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 68 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W3580 and Xeon W3570 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 | FCLGA1366 | FCLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3580 and Xeon W3570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | + |
| PAE | 36 Bit | 36 Bit |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon W3580 and Xeon W3570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3580 and Xeon W3570 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3580 and Xeon W3570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
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.
W3580 outperforms W3570 by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
W3580 outperforms W3570 by 13% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
W3580 outperforms W3570 by 23% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
W3580 outperforms W3570 by 38% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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