Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	91.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	42.254
PassMark - Single thread mark		1081
PassMark - CPU mark		7992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2370

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Broadwell
Launch date	8 Sep 2014	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$255
Place in performance rating	2156	2188
Processor Number	E5-1607V3	E5-2603V4
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s	6.4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	10 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	73°C
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	4	6
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)