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Intel Xeon E5-1603 v4: specs and benchmarks

Price now 66$

Games supported 79%

Year of release 2016

Performance 4.94

Summary

Intel started Intel Xeon E5-1603 v4 sales 20 June 2016. This is Broadwell architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2800 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2011-3 processor with a TDP of 140 Watt. It supports DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at

4.94%

of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.

Xeon E5 1603 v4

Ryzen 9 7900X

General info

Xeon E5-1603 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	1677
Value for money	6.70
Market segment	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (6 years ago)
Current price	$66	of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Value for money

To get the index we compare the characteristics of the processors and their cost, taking into account the cost of other processors.

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS)
Bus support	5 GT/s
L2 cache	1 MB	of 12 (Core 2 Quad Q9550)
L3 cache	10 MB	of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 5 (Apple M1)
Die size	246.24 mm²
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
Number of transistors	3200 Million	of 57000 (Apple M1 Max)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 v4 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal design power (TDP)	140 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-
TSX	+
TSX	+
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
Flex Memory Access	-
Demand Based Switching	+
PAE	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+
EDB	+
Secure Key	+
Identity Protection	+
OS Guard	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	of 5200 (Ryzen 5 7600X)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	4	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	of 281.6 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
ECC memory support	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0	of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	40	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E5-1603 v4. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Overall 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.

Xeon E5-1603 v4 4.94

Passmark
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-1603 v4 4812

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Xeon E5-1603 v4 703

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

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