Xeon E-2234 vs E5-2603

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2603
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.46
Xeon E-2234
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 71 Watt
5.74
+293%

Xeon E-2234 outperforms Xeon E5-2603 by a whopping 293% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21791134
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3824.46
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency1.737.65
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$207$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2234 has 6337% better value for money than Xeon E5-2603.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate6.4 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size294 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size384 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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
Xeon E-2234 5.74
+293%

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
Xeon E-2234 9114
+293%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 5.74
Recency 6 March 2012 29 May 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 71 Watt

Xeon E-2234 has a 293.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 12.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2234 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2603 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2603 and Xeon E-2234, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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