Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 vs Intel Xeon X5677

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 and Intel Xeon X5677 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).

 

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 32 nm
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 288 GB
  • Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 288 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5677

  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 80.4°C vs 72.8°C
  • Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1623 vs 925
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8971 vs 6900
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 641 vs 410
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2536 vs 2164
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 80.4°C vs 72.8°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1623 vs 925
PassMark - CPU mark 8971 vs 6900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 641 vs 410
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2536 vs 2164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5677

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
925
1623
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6900
8971
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
410
641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2164
2536
Name Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 Intel Xeon X5677
PassMark - Single thread mark 925 1623
PassMark - CPU mark 6900 8971
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 410 641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164 2536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 62.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.361

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 Intel Xeon X5677

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Westmere EP
Launch date Q3'14 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2444 2464
Processor Number E5-2603V3 X5677
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $350
Price now $105
Value for money (0-100) 19.64

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 3.46 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 80.4°C
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 6 8
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.750V-1.350V
Die size 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.73 GHz
Transistor count 1170 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 288 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 130 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® SSE4.2
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)