Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 vs Intel Xeon 5148

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 and Intel Xeon 5148 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 72.8°C vs 58°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 925 vs 868
  • 7.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6900 vs 912
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 72.8°C vs 58°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 65 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 925 vs 868
PassMark - CPU mark 6900 vs 912

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5148

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 85 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5148

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
925
868
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6900
912
Name Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 Intel Xeon 5148
PassMark - Single thread mark 925 868
PassMark - CPU mark 6900 912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 410
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 Intel Xeon 5148

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Woodcrest
Launch date Q3'14 June 2006
Place in performance rating 2444 2466
Processor Number E5-2603V3 5148
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $9
Price now $13.13
Value for money (0-100) 35.65

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.33 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 1333 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.8°C 58°C
Number of cores 6 2
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 6
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 1.150V-1.250V
Die size 143 mm2
L2 cache 4096 KB
Maximum frequency 2.33 GHz
Transistor count 291 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600 DDR2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 40 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 0 W

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S

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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit 32-bit
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)