Intel Xeon E5-1410 vs Intel Xeon E5606

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1410 and Intel Xeon E5606 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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 E5606

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1405 vs 893
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4852 vs 4375

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs February 2011
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1405 vs 893
PassMark - CPU mark	4852 vs 4375

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5606

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1410
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5606

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1405

893

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4852

4375

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1410	Intel Xeon E5606
PassMark - Single thread mark	1405	893
PassMark - CPU mark	4852	4375
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4812

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1410	Intel Xeon E5606
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Westmere EP
Launch date	May 2012	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1725	1720
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$46
Price now		$219
Processor Number		E5606
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.10
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	294 mm	239 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)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1270 million	1170 million
Base frequency		2.13 GHz
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		4
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	1366	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm X 45mm
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)