Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2407

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2407 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

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6900 vs 5362
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2164 vs 1602
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6900 vs 5362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164 vs 1602

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2407

  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1042 vs 925
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1042 vs 925
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 412 vs 410

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2407

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
925
1042
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6900
5362
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
410
412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2164
1602
Name Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2407
PassMark - Single thread mark 925 1042
PassMark - CPU mark 6900 5362
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 410 412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164 1602

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2407

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date Q3'14 May 2012
Place in performance rating 2444 2461
Processor Number E5-2603V3 E5-2407
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $335
Price now $335.04
Value for money (0-100) 3.47

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.8°C
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 1
Number of threads 6 4
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.6V-1.35V
Die size 294 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz
Transistor count 1270 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 25 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600 DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 24
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S 2S Only

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® AVX
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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

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