Intel Server CPU v5.0.4

Intel Xeon Processor W3520

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5
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Xeon W3520
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Benchmarks

Total score 1,443 / 10,000, rank 1659 of 2125.

Every score is out of 10,000, relative to the best CPUs. The total also counts the recommended price ($305, Intel ARK recommended customer price (2018)); see how scores work.

CategoryScoreMeasured
Single-thread2,095
1,261 points
Multi-thread169
2,948 points
3D rendering124
monster 13.6, junkshop 5, classroom 4.6 samples/min over 5 runs
Gamingestimated1,934

Sources: PassMark (Intel Xeon W3520 @ 2.67GHz, 548 samples), Blender Open Data

Metadata

PropertyValue
BrandXeon
Intel nameIntel Xeon Processor W3520
Processor numberW3520
CodenameBloomfield
GenerationNehalem
MicroarchitectureNehalem
Performance classXeon 3000 series
SegmentServer
Released2009-Q12009
StatusDiscontinued
Cores4
Threads8
Base clock2.66 GHz
Max clock2.93 GHz
Cache8 MB Intel Smart Cache
Bus4.8 GT/s
TDP130 W
Lithography (as published)45 nm
Max memory24 GB
Memory channels3
Max CPUs per system1
Transistors731 million
Die size263 mm2
Instruction set64-bit
SocketFCLGA1366LGA1366
MemoryDDR3 800/1066DDR3
Recommended price$305
Instruction sets
Features
SourceIntel ARK (via cpu-spec-dataset)

Uses (dependencies)

Used by (0)

Nothing depends on this version.

Known vulnerabilities and defects

  • Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754): Rogue data cache load: user code can read kernel memory through speculative execution.
  • Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.
  • Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault (CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646): Speculative reads from the L1 data cache through non-present page table entries, breaking SGX, OS and VMM isolation.
  • Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout) (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091): Data in store buffers, fill buffers and load ports leaks across privilege boundaries.

Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.

Changelog

Since the previous patch: Intel Server CPU v5.0.3 (Xeon LC3528)

Features

  • +Physical Address Extension
  • −VT-d

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Jasper Forest → Bloomfield
  • ~Cores: 2 → 4
  • ~Threads: 4 → 8
  • ~Base clock: 1.73 GHz → 2.66 GHz
  • ~Max clock: 1.87 GHz → 2.93 GHz
  • ~Cache: 4 MB L3 Cache → 8 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • ~Bus: 2.5 GT/s → 4.8 GT/s
  • ~TDP: 35 W → 130 W
  • +Max memory: 24 GB
  • ~Memory channels: 2 → 3
  • +Transistors: 731 million
  • +Die size: 263 mm2
  • ~Recommended price: $326 → $305
  • −PCIe revision: 2.0

Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel Server CPU v4.0.4 (Xeon L3360)

Breaking changes

  • ~Socket changed from LGA775 to FCLGA1366

Security

  • !Introduced: Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault
  • !Introduced: Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout)

Performance

  • ~Total score 1343 → 1443 (+7%)
  • ~Single-thread 2030 → 2095 (+3%)
  • ~Multi-thread 138 → 169 (+22%)
  • ~3D rendering 85 → 124 (+46%)
  • ~Gaming 1777 → 1934 (+9%)

Instruction sets

  • +SSE4.2

Features

  • +Hyper-Threading
  • +EPT
  • +Physical Address Extension
  • +ECC memory
  • +Demand Based Switching

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Yorkfield → Bloomfield
  • ~Microarchitecture: Penryn → Nehalem
  • +Threads: 8
  • ~Base clock: 2.83 GHz → 2.66 GHz
  • +Max clock: 2.93 GHz
  • ~Cache: 12 MB L2 Cache → 8 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • ~Bus: 1333 MHz → 4.8 GT/s
  • ~TDP: 65 W → 130 W
  • +Max memory: 24 GB
  • +Memory channels: 3
  • +Max CPUs per system: 1
  • ~Transistors: 820 million → 731 million
  • ~Die size: 214 mm2 → 263 mm2
  • ~Recommended price: $340 → $305

Raw source data

Show all 46 fields
FieldValue
CpuId39718
CpuNameIntel Xeon Processor W3520
AESTechNo
BornOnDateQ1'09
Bus4.8 GT/s
BusNumPorts1
Cache8 MB Intel Smart Cache
ClockSpeed2.66 GHz
ClockSpeedMax2.93 GHz
CodeNameTextProducts formerly Bloomfield
CoreCount4
DemandBasedSwitchingYes
DieSize263 mm2
ECCMemoryYes
EM64Yes
EmbeddedNo
ExecuteDisableYes
ExtendedPageTablesYes
HaltStateYes
HyperThreadingYes
InstructionSet64-bit
InstructionSetExtensionsIntel SSE4.2
Lithography45 nm
MarketSegmentServer
MaxCPUs1
MaxMem24 GB
MaxMemoryBandwidth25.6 GB/s
MaxTDP130 W
MemoryTypesDDR3 800/1066
NumMemoryChannels3
PackageSize42.5mm x 45.0mm
PhysicalAddressExtension36-bit
ProcessorNumberW3520
ProductGroupLegacy Intel Xeon Processors
ServicingStatusEnd of Servicing Lifetime
SocketsSupportedFCLGA1366
SpeedstepTechnologyYes
StatusCodeTextDiscontinued
TBTVersion1.0
TCase67.9°C
ThermalMonitoring2IndicatorNo
ThreadCount8
TransistorCount731 million
TXTNo
VTXYes
SourceUrlhttps://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/39718/intel-xeon-processor-w3520-8m-cache-2-66-ghz-4-80-gts-intel-qpi.html