Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 vs Intel Xeon L5506

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 and Intel Xeon L5506 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.

Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Intel Xeon L5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB

Launch date	8 Sep 2014 vs March 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	10 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5506

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 66°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 66°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5506

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	Intel Xeon L5506
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		967
PassMark - CPU mark		4019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	Intel Xeon L5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Nehalem EP
Launch date	8 Sep 2014	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	$125
Place in performance rating	2231	2244
Processor Number	E5-1607V3	L5506
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$224
Value for money (0-100)		4.88
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s	4.8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	70°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	4	4
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
Die size		263 mm
Maximum frequency		2.13 GHz
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
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 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	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)