Product comparison · 2 cpus

HP Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref vs NEC Intel Xeon E5-2690

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
Processor model
- Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref:L5506
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:E5-2690
Processor base frequency
- Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref:2.13 GHz
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:2.9 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref:4
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:8
Processor socket
- Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor lithography
- Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref:45 nm
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:32 nm
Processor threads
- Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref:4
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:16
System bus rate
- Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref:4.8 GT/s
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:8 GT/s

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Comparison of Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref, Intel Xeon E5-2690
46 specifications	A HP Intel Xeon L5506, FIO Kit, Ref View product	B NEC Intel Xeon E5-2690 View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
Processor modelDiffers	L5506	E5-2690
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.13 GHz	2.9 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	8
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Component for	Server/workstation	Server/workstation
Processor threadsDiffers	4	16
System bus rateDiffers	4.8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	60 W	135 W
VID Voltage RangeDiffers	0.75 - 1.35 V	0.6 - 1.35 V
Bus type	QPI	QPI
Number of QPI links	2	2
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	19.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Processor cacheKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	144 GB	750 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Quad-channel
ECC	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Market segment	Server	Server
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AVX
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ScalabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S2S
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Intel Demand Based Switching	Yes	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers	70 °C	72 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	VT-d, VT-x	VT-d, VT-x
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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