Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 vs Intel Xeon X5650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Intel Xeon X5650 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

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 288 GB
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 288 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5650

  • 6 more threads: 12 vs 6
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 73°C
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1325 vs 1081
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10148 vs 7992
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 515 vs 471
  • Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3060 vs 2370
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C vs 73°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1325 vs 1081
PassMark - CPU mark 10148 vs 7992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 515 vs 471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3060 vs 2370

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5650

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1081
1325
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7992
10148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
471
515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2370
3060
Name Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon X5650
PassMark - Single thread mark 1081 1325
PassMark - CPU mark 7992 10148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 471 515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2370 3060
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 56.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.497

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon X5650

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Westmere EP
Launch date Q1'16 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2275 2284
Processor Number E5-2603V4 X5650
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $53
Price now $29.91
Value for money (0-100) 73.02

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 73°C 81.3°C
Number of cores 6 6
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 6 12
VID voltage range 0 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 3.06 GHz
Transistor count 1170 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 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® 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)