Xeon W3505 vs X3350

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3350
2008
95 Watt
1.42
+94.5%
Xeon W3505
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.73

Xeon X3350 outperforms Xeon W3505 by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3350 and Xeon W3505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21902673
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.410.53
Architecture codenameno dataBloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3350 and Xeon W3505 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speedno data0.53 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V0.8V-1.225V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3350 and Xeon W3505 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA7751366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3350 and Xeon W3505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data36 Bit
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Xeon X3350 and Xeon W3505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3350 and Xeon W3505 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3350 and Xeon W3505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3350 and Xeon W3505.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 X3350 1.42
+94.5%
Xeon W3505 0.73

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 X3350 2263
+94.9%
Xeon W3505 1161

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 0.73
Recency 1 January 2008 30 March 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon X3350 has a 94.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon W3505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon X3350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3505 in performance tests.


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