Intel Xeon E5-2403 vs Intel Xeon W3690

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2403 and Intel Xeon W3690 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2403

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 24 GB
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Launch date May 2012 vs February 2011
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3690

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 107% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1616 vs 802
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7234 vs 2367
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.73 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1616 vs 802
PassMark - CPU mark 7234 vs 2367

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2403
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3690

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
802
1616
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2367
7234
Name Intel Xeon E5-2403 Intel Xeon W3690
PassMark - Single thread mark 802 1616
PassMark - CPU mark 2367 7234
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 667
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3602
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.515
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.929

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2403 Intel Xeon W3690

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EN Gulftown
Launch date May 2012 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $230 $450
Place in performance rating 2487 2500
Price now $364.97 $1,000
Processor Number E5-2403 W3690
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 2.84 2.70
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 3.46 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 294 mm 239 mm2
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) 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz 3.73 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of QPI Links 1 1
Number of threads 4 12
Transistor count 1270 million 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V 0.800V-1.375V
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25 GB/s 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 800/1066/1333

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 45mm x 42.5mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S Only

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® SSE4.2
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
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)