Intel Xeon E5-2620 vs Intel Xeon E5506
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 and Intel Xeon E5506 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 E5-2620
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
- Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
- Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 76°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2.7x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 144 GB
- Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1133 vs 911
- 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9802 vs 3710
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | March 2012 vs March 2009 |
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 12 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 2.50 GHz vs 2.13 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 77.4°C vs 76°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared) |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB vs 144 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1133 vs 911 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9802 vs 3710 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506
- Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
- 3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1690 vs 451
- Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4863 vs 2805
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1690 vs 451 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4863 vs 2805 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2620 | Intel Xeon E5506 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1133 | 911 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9802 | 3710 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 451 | 1690 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2805 | 4863 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 26.433 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 139.281 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.292 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 6.286 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 35.214 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2620 | Intel Xeon E5506 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EP | Nehalem EP |
Launch date | March 2012 | March 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $36 | $43 |
Place in performance rating | 1684 | 1686 |
Price now | $34.65 | $69 |
Processor Number | E5-2620 | E5506 |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Status | Launched | Launched |
Value for money (0-100) | 67.37 | 12.71 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.00 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
Bus Speed | 7.2 GT/s QPI | 4.8 GT/s QPI |
Die size | 435 mm | 263 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) | 4096 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 77.4°C | 76°C |
Maximum frequency | 2.50 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | 2 |
Number of threads | 12 | 4 |
Transistor count | 2270 million | 731 million |
VID voltage range | 0.60V-1.35V | 0.75V -1.35V |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | 3 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.6 GB/s | 19.2 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 144 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066/1333 | DDR3 800 |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0mm | 42.5mm x 45mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 80 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | |
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |