Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5606

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 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 E5-2697 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 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
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 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
  • 3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 288 GB
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1712 vs 882
  • 5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22851 vs 4258
  • Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6947 vs 4812
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2013 vs February 2011
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 30 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1712 vs 882
PassMark - CPU mark 22851 vs 4258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6947 vs 4812

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5606

  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1615 vs 654
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1615 vs 654

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5606

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1712
882
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22851
4258
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
654
1615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6947
4812
Name Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5606
PassMark - Single thread mark 1712 882
PassMark - CPU mark 22851 4258
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 654 1615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6947 4812
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 E5606

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Westmere EP
Launch date 10 September 2013 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $1,723 $46
Place in performance rating 1709 1719
Price now $2,235.02 $219
Processor Number E5-2697V2 E5606
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 2.30 4.10
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

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 239 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 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°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 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

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

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S Only

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® AVX Intel® SSE4.2
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)