Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3 vs Xeon E7420
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3 with 6 cores 1.6GHz and Xeon E7420 with 4 cores 2.133GHz . 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 6 years late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 667)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (85W vs 90W)
Xeon E7420 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.133GHz vs 1.6GHz)
Score
General Parameters
Sep 2014
Release Date
Sep 2008
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Dunnington
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 604
N/A
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon MP (Dunnington)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
1.9 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
85 W
Power Consumption
90 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
503 mm²
CPU Performance
1.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.133 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
6
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
266 MHz
16.0
Multiplier
8.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per module
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
4
Memory Parameters
DDR4-1600
Memory Types
DDR2, DDR3-667
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
0
40
PCIe Lanes
-
