Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5 2689
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3 with 6 cores 1.6GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2689 with 8 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (85W vs 115W)
Intel Xeon E5 2689 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 1600)
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 1.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 15MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3
558
Intel Xeon E5 2689
560
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3
2541
Intel Xeon E5 2689
+31%
3329
General Parameters
Sep 2014
Release Date
Mar 2012
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Sandy Bridge-EP
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
2.27 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
85 W
Power Consumption
115 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
435 mm²
CPU Performance
1.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
16.0
Multiplier
26.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-1600
Memory Types
DDR3-1600
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
40
PCIe Lanes
40
