Intel Xeon E5 2658 vs Xeon X5470
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2658 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon X5470 with 4 cores 3.333GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2658 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 120W)
Xeon X5470 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2658
451
Xeon X5470
+1%
458
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2658
+207%
3932
Xeon X5470
1280
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Sep 2008
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Harpertown
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 771
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon (Harpertown)
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
0.82 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
120 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
435 mm²
Die Size
2x107 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.333 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
333 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
10.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
6 MB per die
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR2, DDR3
Depends on motherboard
4
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
