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).

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Intel Xeon E5606

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 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1721 vs 882
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22916 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	1721 vs 882
PassMark - CPU mark	22916 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

1721

882

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22916

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	1721	882
PassMark - CPU mark	22916	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	1633	1646
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)