Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 has 6 cores with 6 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Xeon E5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011-3 socket and was released in Q1/2016. The Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 scores 502 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,664 points.
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

At a glance

Name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
Family: Intel Xeon E5 (73)
CPU group: Intel Xeon E5 v4 (25)
Architecture: Broadwell E
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 6
Predecessor: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 is 1.70 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 6
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 1536 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 59.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-1866
59.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 1536 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 40
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 85 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 85 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 15.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011-3
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 15.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2016
Release price: 210 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
504
AMD Athlon II X4 750K AMD Athlon II X4 750K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
503
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
6C 6T @ 1.90 GHz
503
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz
502
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
502
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
501
AMD FX-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
500

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2698
Intel Core i7-5700EQ Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2686
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
6C 6T @ 1.90 GHz
2685
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz
2664
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2659
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2656
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2651

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A10-6700 AMD A10-6700
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
4736
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
4724
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
4713
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz
4699
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4683
Intel Core i5-4430 Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
4682
Intel Core i5-3470 Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
4679

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-6800K AMD A10-6800K
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz
74
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
73
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
6C 6T @ 1.90 GHz
73
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz
71
AMD Athlon II X4 640 AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
71
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
71
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
69

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