Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 vs Intel Xeon X5680

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Intel Xeon X5680 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Intel Xeon X5680

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 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 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 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5680

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°C vs 73°C
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1610 vs 1081
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12582 vs 7994
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 605 vs 471
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3440 vs 2370

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	78.5°C vs 73°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610 vs 1081
PassMark - CPU mark	12582 vs 7994
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	605 vs 471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3440 vs 2370

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

1610

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7994

12582

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

471

605

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2370

3440

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4	Intel Xeon X5680
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	1610
PassMark - CPU mark	7994	12582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	471	605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2370	3440
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.691
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.109

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4	Intel Xeon X5680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q1'16	February 2010
Place in performance rating	2306	2319
Processor Number	E5-2603V4	X5680
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$172
Price now		$161.63
Value for money (0-100)		15.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.33 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	78.5°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		3.60 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	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)