Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5606

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Intel Xeon E5606 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 E5606

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
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 288 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1771 vs 882
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24246 vs 4258
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 4812

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1771 vs 882
PassMark - CPU mark	24246 vs 4258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890 vs 4812

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5606

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1615 vs 713

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1615 vs 713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5606

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1771

882

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24246

4258

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

1615

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7890

4812

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E5606
PassMark - Single thread mark	1771	882
PassMark - CPU mark	24246	4258
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713	1615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890	4812
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 E5606
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q3'14	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1715	1720
Processor Number	E5-2680V3	E5606
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$46
Price now		$219
Value for money (0-100)		4.10
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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°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	0.750V-1.350V
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1170 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066
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® 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)