Intel Xeon Gold 6262V vs Intel Xeon E5506

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6262V 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 Gold 6262V

Intel Xeon E5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262V

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
44 more threads: 48 vs 4
Around 69% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
8.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
7.1x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 144 GB
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1486 vs 909

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	33 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486 vs 909

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506

Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3674 vs 3155

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3674 vs 3155

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1486

909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3155

3674

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6262V	Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486	909
PassMark - CPU mark	3155	3674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4863

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6262V	Intel Xeon E5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q2'19	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$3321	$43
Place in performance rating	1603	1610
Processor Number	6262V	E5506
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$69
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		12.71
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.13 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	144 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
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)