i7-920 vs Xeon E5-2603 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Core i7-920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1645	2013
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.64	1.22
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Core i7 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	3.30	1.30
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2603 v4 has 34% better value for money than i7-920.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Core i7-920 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	6	8
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 6.4 GT/s	1333 MHz
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	68 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Core i7-920 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Core i7-920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	36 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Core i7-920 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 E5-2603 v4 and Core i7-920 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Core i7-920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	24 GB
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Core i7-920.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.96	1.79
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

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