Intel Xeon E5-2450 vs Intel Xeon E5606

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2450 and Intel Xeon E5606 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2450

Intel Xeon E5606

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 36% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 288 GB
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1260 vs 893
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10978 vs 4375

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs February 2011
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.13 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	20480 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1260 vs 893
PassMark - CPU mark	10978 vs 4375

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5606

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5606

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1260

893

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10978

4375

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2450	Intel Xeon E5606
PassMark - Single thread mark	1260	893
PassMark - CPU mark	10978	4375
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4812

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2450	Intel Xeon E5606
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Westmere EP
Launch date	May 2012	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	$46
Place in performance rating	1731	1719
Price now	$722.22	$219
Processor Number	E5-2450	E5606
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.15	4.10
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	239 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	1270 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V	0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 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)