Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5506

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Intel Xeon E5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1769 vs 911
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24252 vs 3710
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 4863

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1769 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark	24252 vs 3710
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890 vs 4863

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1690 vs 713

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1690 vs 713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1769

911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24252

3710

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

1690

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7890

4863

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1769	911
PassMark - CPU mark	24252	3710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713	1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890	4863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1716	1686
Processor Number	E5-2680V3	E5506
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$43
Price now		$69
Value for money (0-100)		12.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
Die size		263 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
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	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	80 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 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)