Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 vs Intel Xeon X5570

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 and Intel Xeon X5570 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3

Intel Xeon X5570

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 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6951 vs 6241

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6951 vs 6241

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5570

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 72.8°C
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1445 vs 921
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 556 vs 410
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2426 vs 2164

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 72.8°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445 vs 921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	556 vs 410
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2426 vs 2164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

921

1445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6951

6241

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

410

556

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2164

2426

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3	Intel Xeon X5570
PassMark - Single thread mark	921	1445
PassMark - CPU mark	6951	6241
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	410	556
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2164	2426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.269

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3	Intel Xeon X5570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2358	2356
Processor Number	E5-2603V3	X5570
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$49
Price now		$89
Value for money (0-100)		18.79
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.8°C	75°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		3.33 GHz
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
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	95 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)