Intel Xeon E5-1620 vs Intel Xeon 5110

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 and Intel Xeon 5110 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-1620

Intel Xeon 5110

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 138% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1755 vs 652
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5850 vs 1373

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs June 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1755 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark	5850 vs 1373

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5110

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 65°C vs 64.0 °C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	65°C vs 64.0 °C
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5110

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1755

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5850

1373

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620	Intel Xeon 5110
PassMark - Single thread mark	1755	652
PassMark - CPU mark	5850	1373
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	730
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3096
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620	Intel Xeon 5110
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Woodcrest
Launch date	March 2012	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$313	$20
Place in performance rating	2112	2756
Price now	$329.93	$159.95
Processor Number	E5-1620	5110
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.09	1.98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	0 QPI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	294 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.0 °C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1270 million	291 million
VID voltage range	0.60V - 1.35V	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	375 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)