Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5506

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 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 E5-2667 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 88% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2022 vs 911
  • 5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21209 vs 3710
  • Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6231 vs 4863
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs March 2009
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 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 20480 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark 21209 vs 3710
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6231 vs 4863

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506

  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 74°C
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1690 vs 758
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 74°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1690 vs 758

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2022
911
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
21209
3710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
758
1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6231
4863
Name Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 911
PassMark - CPU mark 21209 3710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 758 1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6231 4863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.999

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5506

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Nehalem EP
Launch date September 2013 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $2,300 $43
Place in performance rating 1678 1682
Price now $763.56 $69
Processor Number E5-2667V2 E5506
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 6.24 12.71
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 2.13 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 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 20480 KB (shared) 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 74°C 76°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 2.13 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 1400 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 144 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S Only

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® 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® 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)