Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 v4

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 6x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 256 GB
  • Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7992 vs 6549
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 73°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7992 vs 6549

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2022 vs 1081
  • Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 771 vs 471
  • Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3220 vs 2370
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 vs 1081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 771 vs 471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3220 vs 2370

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1081
2022
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7992
6549
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
471
771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2370
3220
Name Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1081 2022
PassMark - CPU mark 7992 6549
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 471 771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2370 3220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 86.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.181

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q1'16 September 2013
Place in performance rating 2275 2281
Processor Number E5-2603V4 E5-1620V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $315
Price now $329
Value for money (0-100) 8.46

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 3.70 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 73°C 70°C
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 6 8
VID voltage range 0 0.65–1.30V
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 256 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S 1S 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)