Intel Xeon L5640 vs Intel Xeon E5506

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon L5640 and Intel Xeon E5506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5640

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
• Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 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
• 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• 2x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 144 GB
• Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
• Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1162 vs 911
• 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8633 vs 3710

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506

• Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69.4°C
• 3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1690 vs 455
• 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4863 vs 2407

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon L5640
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1162 911
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	8633 3710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	455 1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2407 4863

Compare specifications (specs)