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: 1134 vs 911
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9790 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 1134 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark 9790 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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1134
911
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9790
3710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
451
1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2805
4863
Name Intel Xeon E5-2620 Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark 1134 911
PassMark - CPU mark 9790 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

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Nehalem EP
Launch date March 2012 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $36 $43
Place in performance rating 1680 1682
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

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

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

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

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)