Intel Xeon E5-4603 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4603 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-4603

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 256 GB
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Launch date May 2012 vs March 2012
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 90% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1736 vs 995
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8113 vs 6690
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1736 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark 8113 vs 6690

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4603
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
995
1736
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6690
8113
Name Intel Xeon E5-4603 Intel Xeon E5-1650
PassMark - Single thread mark 995 1736
PassMark - CPU mark 6690 8113
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4316
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 58.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.722

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4603 Intel Xeon E5-1650

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date May 2012 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $712 $175
Place in performance rating 2107 2108
Price now $1,890.99 $175
Processor Number E5-4603 E5-1650
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 0.78 19.77
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 0 QPI
Die size 294 mm 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 8 12
Transistor count 1270 million 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V 0.60V - 1.35V
Maximum core temperature 64.0°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 256 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)