Xeon E5-1410 vs i7-2600

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1560	1618
Place by popularity	59	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.48	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	3.35	3.67
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$247	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410 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	8	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	10240 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm2	294 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	1,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.6V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410 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	1
Socket	LGA1155	1356
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	375 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	32 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 2000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2600 and Xeon E5-1410.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.36	3.10
Recency	9 January 2011	14 May 2012
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt

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