Xeon Gold 5403N vs E5-1603

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1839	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.59	no data
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L3 cache	10 MB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	375 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	31.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2012	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	24
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt

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