Intel Xeon W3503 vs Intel Xeon E5606

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,181

Rank #1,705

vs
4,208

Rank #1,667

4,181
4,208

Xeon E5606 wins by 0.6% (Rank #1705 vs #1667)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,213

Rank #1,562

vs
4,081

Rank #1,694

4,213
4,081

Xeon W3503 wins by 3.1% (Rank #1562 vs #1694)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,132

Rank #2,039

vs
4,398

Rank #1,459

4,132
4,398

Xeon E5606 wins by 6% (Rank #2039 vs #1459)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,501

Rank #1,522

vs
4,549

Rank #1,171

4,501
4,549

Xeon E5606 wins by 1.1% (Rank #1522 vs #1171)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,457

Rank #1,613

vs
4,507

Rank #1,285

4,457
4,507

Xeon E5606 wins by 1.1% (Rank #1613 vs #1285)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,486

Rank #1,498

vs
4,532

Rank #1,208

4,486
4,532

Xeon E5606 wins by 1% (Rank #1498 vs #1208)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon W3503 Xeon E5606 Diff
Cores
4
4
0%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
1,600 MHz
2,133 MHz
-25%
Clock Multiplier
18x
16x
+11.1%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
0 MiB
0 MiB
0%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
8 MiB
-50%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
21 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
80 W
43.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Xeon W3503 Xeon E5606
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number i7-720QM --
Core Name Bloomfield Westmere-EP
Socket PGA988 Socket 1366
Package FC-LGA8 FC-LGA10
Memory Type DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8 --
Market Segment Server Server
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Xeon E5606
Intel

Model Number

Xeon W3503
i7-720QM
Xeon E5606
--

Core Name

Xeon W3503
Bloomfield
Xeon E5606
Westmere-EP

Socket

Xeon W3503
PGA988
Xeon E5606
Socket 1366

Package

Xeon W3503
FC-LGA8
Xeon E5606
FC-LGA10

Memory Type

Xeon W3503
DDR3 1066/1333
Xeon E5606
DDR3

ECC Support

Xeon W3503
No
Xeon E5606
--

PCIe Revision

Xeon W3503
2
Xeon E5606
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon W3503
1x16, 2x8
Xeon E5606
--

Market Segment

Xeon W3503
Server
Xeon E5606
Server

Locked Multiplier

Xeon W3503
Yes
Xeon E5606
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon W3503 Xeon E5606
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 263 mm² 239 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,170
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Xeon W3503
45 nm
Xeon E5606
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon W3503
263 mm²
Xeon E5606
239 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon W3503
0.00 billion
Xeon E5606
1,170

Manufacturer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Xeon E5606
Intel

Word Size

Xeon W3503
64-bit
Xeon E5606
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon W3503 Xeon E5606
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 667 MHz --

GPU

Xeon W3503
HD Graphics
Xeon E5606
--

GPU Designer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Xeon E5606
--

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon W3503
667 MHz
Xeon E5606
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon W3503 Xeon E5606
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSME
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64