Intel Xeon X5690 vs Intel Xeon L5506

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5690 and Intel Xeon L5506 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5690

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
• Around 75% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
• Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°C vs 70°C
• 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 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1712 vs 967
• 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12931 vs 4019

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5506

• 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5690
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5506

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1712 967
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	12931 4019

Compare specifications (specs)