Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 vs Intel Xeon X5690

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Intel Xeon X5690 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 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 X5690

  • 6 more threads: 12 vs 6
  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°C vs 73°C
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1713 vs 1081
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12940 vs 7992
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 637 vs 471
  • Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3517 vs 2370
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 78.5°C vs 73°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1713 vs 1081
PassMark - CPU mark 12940 vs 7992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 637 vs 471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3517 vs 2370

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1081
1713
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7992
12940
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
471
637
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2370
3517
Name Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark 1081 1713
PassMark - CPU mark 7992 12940
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 471 637
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2370 3517
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 57.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.77

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon X5690

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Westmere EP
Launch date Q1'16 February 2011
Place in performance rating 2275 2252
Processor Number E5-2603V4 X5690
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $205
Price now $149
Value for money (0-100) 17.68

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 3.46 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 3.73 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)