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).
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: 1768 vs 882
- 5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24248 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 | 1768 vs 882 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 24248 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
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 | Intel Xeon E5606 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1768 | 882 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 24248 | 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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Haswell | Westmere EP |
Launch date | Q3'14 | February 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 1714 | 1719 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | 2S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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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) |