Intel Xeon X5680 vs Intel Xeon E5 4603

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Intel Xeon X5680

Intel Xeon E5-4603

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5680 with 6 cores 3.333GHz and Intel Xeon E5 4603 with 4 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon X5680 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 10MB)

Intel Xeon E5 4603 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon X5680 +36%

574

Intel Xeon E5 4603

422

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon X5680 +67%

4212

Intel Xeon E5 4603

2512

Intel Xeon X5680

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Intel Xeon E5 4603

General Parameters

Feb 2010

Release Date

May 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

1.27 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

294 mm²

CPU Performance

3.333 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

10 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

4

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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