Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5506

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

Intel Xeon E5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 911
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7557 vs 3710

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark	7557 vs 3710

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7557

3710

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	911
PassMark - CPU mark	7557	3710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4863

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q1'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1696	1683
Processor Number	E5-4607V2	E5506
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$43
Price now		$69
Value for money (0-100)		12.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
Die size		263 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)