Xeon E5606 vs i5-6440EQ

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1871	2454
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.56	0.43
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	2.85	0.74
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date	12 October 2015 (10 years ago)	14 February 2011 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	$46

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-6440EQ has 30% better value for money than Xeon E5606.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon E5606 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	0.13 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	122 mm2	239 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	1,170 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon E5606 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	no data	FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon E5606. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	40 Bit

Security technologies

Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon E5606 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon E5606 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon E5606. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	288 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon E5606.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.04	1.40
Recency	12 October 2015	14 February 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt