Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs Intel Xeon E5606

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8837

Intel Xeon E5606

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
14.2x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 288 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1011 vs 882
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17333 vs 4258

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 288 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1011 vs 882
PassMark - CPU mark	17333 vs 4258

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5606

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5606

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1011

882

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17333

4258

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E5606
PassMark - Single thread mark	1011	882
PassMark - CPU mark	17333	4258
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4812

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E5606
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q2'11	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1731	1720
Processor Number	E7-8837	E5606
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$46
Price now		$219
Value for money (0-100)		4.10
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory size	4 TB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)