Intel Xeon E5606 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5606 |
None |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2603 |
Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E5-2603
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E5-2603
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
Intel Xeon E5606 | | Intel Xeon E5-2603 | |
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MMX | | | |
SSE | | | |
SSE2 | | | |
SSE3 | | | |
SSSE3 | | | |
SSE4.2 | | | |
Intel 64 | | | |
EIST | | | |
XD-Bit | | | |
VT-x | | | |
TXT | | | |
AES-NI | | | |
4.8GT/s QPI | | | |
AVX | | | |
XD bit | | | |
Intel VT-x | | | |
Intel VT-d | | | |
6.4GT/s QPI | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Xeon E5606 | | Intel Xeon E5-2603 | |
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Architecture | Intel_Westmere | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
Market | Server | vs | Server |
Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
Codename | Westmere-EP | vs | Sandy Bridge-EP |
Release Date | Feb 2011 | vs | Mar 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Xeon E5606 | | Intel Xeon E5-2603 | |
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Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
Threads | 8 | vs | 8 |
SMPs | 2 | vs | 2 |
Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Xeon E5606 | | Intel Xeon E5-2603 | |
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L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 10240 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Xeon E5606 | | Intel Xeon E5-2603 | |
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Socket | Intel Socket 1366 | vs | Intel Socket 2011 |
Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
Package | FC-LGA10 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
Die Size | 239mm² | vs | 294mm² |
Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Xeon E5606 | | Intel Xeon E5-2603 | |
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Cpu Frequency | 2133 MHz | vs | 1800 MHz |
Turbo Clock | none | vs | none |
Base Clock | 133 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | 1.35 V | vs | 1.35 V |
TDP | 80 W | vs | 80 W |
Intel Xeon E5606
1706 points
Intel Xeon E5-2603
1800 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Xeon E5606
6825 points
Intel Xeon E5-2603
8640 points
Points - higher is better