Intel Xeon E5645 vs Intel Xeon E5503: comparison

Comparison of Intel Xeon E5645 and Intel Xeon E5503: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Xeon E5645 has more cores (6 vs 2), more threads (12 vs 2), a higher base clock (2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz) and a larger L3 cache (12 MB vs 4 MB).

Both processors match on: TDP (80 W), memory channels (3).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterIntel Xeon E5645Intel Xeon E5503
Cores / threads 6 / 12 2 / 2
Max boost clock 2.67 GHz —
L3 cache 12 MB 4 MB
TDP 80 W 80 W
Process 32 nm 45 nm

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter Intel Xeon E5645 Intel Xeon E5503
General
Model E5645 E5503
Codename Westmere EP Nehalem EP
Segment Server Server
Product line Устаревшие процессоры Intel Xeon Устаревшие процессоры Intel Xeon
Process 32 nm 45 nm
Launch date Q1 2010 Q1 2010
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Servicing status End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded options available Yes No
Use conditions Communications —
CPU
Cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Multithreading (SMT/HT) Yes No
Base clock 2.4 GHz 2 GHz
Max boost clock 2.67 GHz —
L3 cache 12 MB 4 MB
Bus speed 5.86 GT/s 4.8 GT/s
TDP 80 W 80 W
Turbo Boost Yes (1) No
64-bit support Yes Yes
Instruction set width 64 bit 64 bit
Instruction set extensions SSE4.2 —
QPI links 2 2
Memory
Max memory size 288 GB 144 GB
Memory types DDR3 DDR3
Memory channels 3 3
Max memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 19.2 GB/s
ECC memory supported Yes Yes
Physical address extensions 40-bit 40-bit
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366
Max CPU configuration 2 —
Package size 42.5mm X 45mm 42.5mm x 45mm
TCASE 76.2 °C 76 °C
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Yes
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes
AES-NI Yes No
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology Yes No
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes
Idle States Yes Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies No No

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