Intel Xeon E5-1620 vs W3690

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Combined performance score

Xeon W3690
4.71
+23.3%

W3690 outperforms E5-1620 by 23% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W3690 and Xeon E5-1620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking11771351
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.234.22
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years old)March 2012 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$450$313
Current price$433 (1x MSRP)$46 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-1620 has 243% better value for money than Xeon W3690.

Technical specs

Xeon W3690 and Xeon E5-1620 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.46 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)10240 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2294 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C64 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3690 and Xeon E5-1620 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon E5-1620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W3690 and Xeon E5-1620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protectionno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon E5-1620 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon E5-1620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GB375 GB
Max memory channels34
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon E5-1620.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 W3690 4.71
+23.3%
Xeon E5-1620 3.82

W3690 outperforms E5-1620 by 23% in our combined 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%

Xeon W3690 7227
+23.3%
Xeon E5-1620 5860

W3690 outperforms E5-1620 by 23% 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%

Xeon W3690 556
Xeon E5-1620 601
+8.1%

E5-1620 outperforms W3690 by 8% 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%

Xeon W3690 2637
+17.8%
Xeon E5-1620 2238

W3690 outperforms E5-1620 by 18% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.71 3.82
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Cost $450 $313

The Xeon W3690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 in performance tests.


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