Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Intel Xeon E5607

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 and Intel Xeon E5607 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 288 GB
Launch date 6 Mar 2012 vs February 2011
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 288 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5607

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5607

Name Intel Xeon E5-2689 Intel Xeon E5607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 123.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.539
PassMark - Single thread mark 1009
PassMark - CPU mark 4969

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2689 Intel Xeon E5607

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Westmere EP
Launch date 6 Mar 2012 February 2011
Place in performance rating 2151 2158
Processor Number E5-2689 E5607
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $135
Price now $310
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.23

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.26 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 52°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.26 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 16 4
VID voltage range 0.6V - 1.35V 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

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported LGA2011 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42.5mm X 45mm

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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 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)