Intel Xeon E5-4603 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4603 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4603

Intel Xeon E5-2630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4603

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later

Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2012
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.80 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 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1238 vs 995
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10347 vs 6690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.80 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	15360 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1238 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark	10347 vs 6690

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4603
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

995

1238

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6690

10347

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4603	Intel Xeon E5-2630
PassMark - Single thread mark	995	1238
PassMark - CPU mark	6690	10347
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3067

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4603	Intel Xeon E5-2630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	May 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$712	$74
Place in performance rating	2101	2086
Price now	$1,890.99	$127.81
Processor Number	E5-4603	E5-2630
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.78	20.42
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s 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)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
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		77.4°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S Only	2S 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)