FX-8170 vs Xeon E5603

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5603 and FX-8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2322not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.13no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.44no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$286no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5603 and FX-8170 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2315 mm2
Number of transistors1,170 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5603 and FX-8170 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5603 and FX-8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5603 and FX-8170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5603 and FX-8170 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5603 and FX-8170. 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 E5603 and FX-8170.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 February 2011 23 October 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5603 has 56.3% lower power consumption.

FX-8170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5603 and FX-8170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5603 is a server/workstation processor while FX-8170 is a desktop one.


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