E1-1500 vs Xeon E5-2603

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2603
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.46
+484%
E1-1500
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.25

Xeon E5-2603 outperforms E1-1500 by a whopping 484% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2603 and E1-1500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21653151
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.38no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD E-Series
Power efficiency1.731.31
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)6 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$207no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2603 and E1-1500 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.48 GHz
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm40 nm
Die size294 mm275 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2603 and E1-1500 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2603 and E1-1500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2603 and E1-1500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2603 and E1-1500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 E1-1500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7310

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2603 and E1-1500.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 E5-2603 1.46
+484%
E1-1500 0.25

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.

Xeon E5-2603 2319
+483%
E1-1500 398

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.

Xeon E5-2603 362
+235%
E1-1500 108

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.

Xeon E5-2603 1256
+558%
E1-1500 191

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 0.25
Recency 6 March 2012 6 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 18 Watt

Xeon E5-2603 has a 484% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

E1-1500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 344.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2603 is our recommended choice as it beats the E1-1500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2603 is a server/workstation processor while E1-1500 is a desktop one.


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