Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5606

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 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: 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Intel Xeon E5606

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 83% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	10 September 2013 vs February 2011
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5606

Around 13% higher maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 256 GB
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum memory size	288 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5606

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon E5606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8619
PassMark - Single thread mark		888
PassMark - CPU mark		4315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4812

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon E5606
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Westmere EP
Launch date	10 September 2013	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$1723	$46
Place in performance rating	1732	1723
Processor Number	E5-1680V2	E5606
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$219
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100)		4.10
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	4.8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Operating Temperature Range	5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.750V-1.350V
Die size		239 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Package Size		42.5mm X 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
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)