Xeon Silver 4309Y vs E5506

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5506
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.22
Xeon Silver 4309Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
12.11
+893%

Xeon Silver 4309Y outperforms Xeon E5506 by a whopping 893% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5506 and Xeon Silver 4309Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2333642
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.57no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.4410.91
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$43no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5506 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5506 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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,PLGA1366FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5506 and Xeon Silver 4309Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon Silver 4309Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size144 GB6 TB
Max memory channels38
Maximum memory bandwidth19.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon Silver 4309Y.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 E5506 1.22
Xeon Silver 4309Y 12.11
+893%

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 E5506 1944
Xeon Silver 4309Y 19237
+890%

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 E5506 353
Xeon Silver 4309Y 1413
+300%

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 E5506 1125
Xeon Silver 4309Y 7365
+555%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 12.11
Recency 30 March 2009 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5506 has 31.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4309Y, on the other hand, has a 892.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5506 in performance tests.


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