Xeon E5506 vs E5-2620 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
5.83
+378%
Xeon E5506
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.22

Xeon E5-2620 v4 outperforms Xeon E5506 by a whopping 378% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E5506 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11252333
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.373.57
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.491.44
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$43

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5506 has 6% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E5506 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz0.13 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size246.24 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C76 °C
Number of transistors3200 Million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E5506 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E5506. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit40 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E5506 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E5506 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E5506. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB144 GB
Max memory channels43
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/s19.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E5506.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 E5-2620 v4 5.83
+378%
Xeon E5506 1.22

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 E5-2620 v4 9259
+376%
Xeon E5506 1944

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 E5-2620 v4 845
+139%
Xeon E5506 353

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 E5-2620 v4 4474
+298%
Xeon E5506 1125

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.83 1.22
Recency 20 June 2016 30 March 2009
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v4 has a 377.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5506, on the other hand, has 6.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2620 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5506 in performance tests.


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