Duron 1100 vs Xeon E5-2603

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2603 and Duron 1100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2059	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.37	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Duron
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	K7 (2000−2003)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	30 January 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$207	no data
Current price	$60 (0.3x MSRP)	$103

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2603 and Duron 1100 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	200 MT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	64 KB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	180 nm
Die size	294 mm2	105.68 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,270 million	25 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2603 and Duron 1100 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50.3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Duron 1100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2603 and Duron 1100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Duron 1100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Duron 1100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	384 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Duron 1100.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2012	30 January 2002
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt

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