Intel Xeon E5-1410 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1410 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Intel Xeon E5-2603

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 871
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4922 vs 4323

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 871
PassMark - CPU mark	4922 vs 4323

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1410
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1488

871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4922

4323

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1410	Intel Xeon E5-2603
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488	871
PassMark - CPU mark	4922	4323
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5271

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1410	Intel Xeon E5-2603
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	May 2012	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1653	1632
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$207
Price now		$27.84
Processor Number		E5-2603
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		37.88
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	294 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1270 million	1270 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		70.0°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		4
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	1366	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)