Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5606
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 with 6 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E5606 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 2620 v2 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon E5606 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.133GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2
+38%
422
Intel Xeon E5606
305
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2
+124%
3412
Intel Xeon E5606
1523
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Feb 2011
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Westmere-EP
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 1366
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon (Westmere-EP)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
1.17 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
80 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
239 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.133 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
16.0
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
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
3
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
