Xeon E5-4603 vs E5-2670 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.59
+301%
Xeon E5-4603
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.14

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-4603 by a whopping 301% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-4603 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8801853
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.880.21
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.752.12
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$712

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 795% better value for money than Xeon E5-4603.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-4603 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)10240 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size306.18 mm2294 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-4603 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)4
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-4603. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-4603 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 E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-4603 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-4603. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB384 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-4603.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

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 E5-2670 v3 8.59
+301%
Xeon E5-4603 2.14

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 E5-2670 v3 13590
+301%
Xeon E5-4603 3391

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.59 2.14
Recency 8 September 2014 14 May 2012
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has a 301.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-4603, on the other hand, has 26.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2670 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-4603 in performance tests.


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