Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 and Intel Xeon E5540 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
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6900 vs 4841
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 410 vs 383
  • Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2164 vs 1596
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6900 vs 4841
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 410 vs 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164 vs 1596

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5540

  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.8°C
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1113 vs 925
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 72.8°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1113 vs 925

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5540

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
925
1113
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6900
4841
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
410
383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2164
1596
Name Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 Intel Xeon E5540
PassMark - Single thread mark 925 1113
PassMark - CPU mark 6900 4841
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 410 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164 1596

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 Intel Xeon E5540

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Nehalem EP
Launch date Q3'14 March 2009
Place in performance rating 2444 2441
Processor Number E5-2603V3 E5540
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $30
Price now $35
Value for money (0-100) 40.05

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.53 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 5.86 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.8°C 76°C
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 6 8
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.75V -1.35V
Die size 263 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz
Transistor count 731 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 144 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 42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt

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 40-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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