Xeon w7-2475X vs E5-1603

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1603
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.24
Xeon w7-2475X
2023
20 cores / 40 threads, 225 Watt
35.16
+1470%

w7-2475X outperforms E5-1603 by a whopping 1470% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon w7-2475X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking174392
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5137.79
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$13.59 $1878

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w7-2475X has 7310% better value for money than Xeon E5-1603.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon w7-2475X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads440
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB37.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature64 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes
VID voltage range0.6V - 1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon w7-2475X 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon w7-2475X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVXno data+
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSXno data+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon w7-2475X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon w7-2475X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon w7-2475X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size375 GB2 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth31.4 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon w7-2475X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4064

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon E5-1603 2.24
Xeon w7-2475X 35.16
+1470%

w7-2475X outperforms E5-1603 by 1470% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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 3459
Xeon w7-2475X 54375
+1472%

w7-2475X outperforms E5-1603 by 1472% in Passmark.

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: 42%

Xeon E5-1603 466
Xeon w7-2475X 2127
+356%

w7-2475X outperforms E5-1603 by 356% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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: 42%

Xeon E5-1603 1450
Xeon w7-2475X 15296
+955%

w7-2475X outperforms E5-1603 by 955% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.24 35.16
Recency 1 January 2012 1 January 2023
Physical cores 4 20
Threads 4 40
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 225 Watt

The Xeon w7-2475X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1603 in performance tests.


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