Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5506
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 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 E5-2697 v2
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
- 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
- Around 64% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
- Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 76°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 7.5x 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
- Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1712 vs 911
- 6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22851 vs 3710
- Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6947 vs 4863
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 10 September 2013 vs March 2009 |
Number of cores | 12 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 24 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.50 GHz vs 2.13 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 86°C vs 76°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 30 MB vs 4096 KB (shared) |
Maximum memory size | 768 GB vs 144 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1712 vs 911 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 22851 vs 3710 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6947 vs 4863 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506
- Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
- 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1690 vs 654
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1690 vs 654 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506
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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 E5-2697 v2 | Intel Xeon E5506 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1712 | 911 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 22851 | 3710 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 654 | 1690 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6947 | 4863 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 11.052 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 75.574 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.157 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 5.429 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 14.769 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | Intel Xeon E5506 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge EP | Nehalem EP |
Launch date | 10 September 2013 | March 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | $43 |
Place in performance rating | 1710 | 1686 |
Price now | $2,235.02 | $69 |
Processor Number | E5-2697V2 | E5506 |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Status | Launched | Launched |
Value for money (0-100) | 2.30 | 12.71 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.70 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | 4.8 GT/s QPI |
Die size | 160 mm | 263 mm |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 8GT / s | |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 30 MB | 4096 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 86°C | 76°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.50 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 4 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | 2 |
Number of threads | 24 | 4 |
Transistor count | 1400 million | 731 million |
VID voltage range | 0.65–1.30V | 0.75V -1.35V |
Memory |
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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 |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 51mm | 42.5mm x 45mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 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 Only | |
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® 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 |
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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) |