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.
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 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Haswell | Nehalem EP |
Launch date | 8 Sep 2014 | March 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $255 | $125 |
Place in performance rating | 2225 | 2234 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |