Xeon E5-2428L vs E5606

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5606
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.49
Xeon E5-2428L
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
5.35
+259%

Xeon E5-2428L outperforms Xeon E5606 by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5606 and Xeon E5-2428L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21621177
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.43no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.768.43
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$46no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5606 and Xeon E5-2428L 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.13 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2294 mm2
Number of transistors1,170 million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5606 and Xeon E5-2428L 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA13661356
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5606 and Xeon E5-2428L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5606 and Xeon E5-2428L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5606 and Xeon E5-2428L 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 E5606 and Xeon E5-2428L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5606 and Xeon E5-2428L.

PCIe version2.0no 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 E5606 1.49
Xeon E5-2428L 5.35
+259%

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 E5606 2365
Xeon E5-2428L 8500
+259%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 5.35
Recency 14 February 2011 14 May 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt

Xeon E5-2428L has a 259.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2428L is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5606 in performance tests.


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