Intel Xeon E5606 vs Intel Xeon E5 2660

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5606 with 4 cores 2.133GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2660 with 8 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5606 's Advantages

Lower TDP (80W vs 95W)

Intel Xeon E5 2660 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (2.2GHz vs 2.133GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5606

305

Intel Xeon E5 2660 +163%

805

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5606

1523

Intel Xeon E5 2660 +173%

4173

Intel Xeon E5606

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Intel Xeon E5 2660

General Parameters

Feb 2011

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

80 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-LGA10

CPU Performance

2.133 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

0

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

4

Total Thread Count

16

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

16.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

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