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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

Processor Released Sep 10, 2013

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4
Thermal design power: 80 W

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark2,751^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark977^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark2,751^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark3,766^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4
Base clock: 1.8 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 42.60 GB/s^*
Reported CPU clock: 1.8 GHz^*
L3 cache: 10 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge^*
Socket / package: LGA 2011
Process node: 22 nm
Reported chip die area: 160 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 80 W^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Hardware threads per core: 1^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
10 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
10 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 2011

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 4
Video memory type: DDR3 800/1066/1333^*

Supported memory

DDR3-1333
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s
DDR3 800/1066/1333^*

CPU memory support

DDR3-800
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
800 MT/s
DDR3-1066
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,066 MT/s
DDR3-1333
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 80 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 9 fields

Release: Sep 1st, 2013^*
Name: Xeon E5-2603 v2^*
Codename: Ivy Bridge-EP^*
Cores: 4^*
Clock: 1,800^* MHz
Socket: Socket 2011^*
Process: 22^* nm
L3 Cache: 10MB^*
TDP: 80^* W

Specifications 2 · 8 fields

model: E5-2603 v2^*
date: 2013-01-07^*
clock: 1,800^*
hw nthreadspercore: 1^*
hw ncores: 4^*
tdp: 80^*
name Processor code name: Ivy Bridge EP^*
name Processor family: Xeon^*

Specifications 3 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 @ 1.80GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 @ 1.80GHz^*
cores: 4^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 1^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 4^*
samples: 12^*
price: 53.49^*
price: 106.98^*
tdp: 80^*
tdp: 80^*
date: 2014-11-01^*
date: 2014-11-01^*
socket: LGA 2011^*
socket: LGA 2011^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 1,800^*
speed: 1,800^*
turbo: 0^*
turbo: 0^*
cpuCount: 2^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 4 · 26 fields

name: Xeon E5-2603 v2^*
Release Date: Sep 1st, 2013^*
Part#: SR1AY^*
Frequency: 1,800^* MHz
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 18.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Ivy Bridge-EP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 2011^*
Generation: Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 4^*
# of Threads: 4^*
SMP # CPUs: 2^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, TXT, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, F16C, EPT, ECC^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Memory Bus: Quad-channel^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 10 MB (shared)^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Die Size: 160^* mm²
Market: Server/Workstation^*

Specifications 5 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 @ 1.80GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 @ 1.80GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 10 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2013-09-01^*
Process Size (nm): 22^* nm
TDP (W): 80^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 160^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,400^*
Freq (MHz): 1,800^* MHz

Specifications 7 · 19 fields

cache size: 10,240^*
tdp: 80^*
socket: FCLGA2011^*
memory type: DDR3 800/1066/1333^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 805,306,368^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 71^*
package size: 52.5mm x 45mm^*
threads: 4^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 2,751^*
processor number: E5-2603V2^*
launch date: 2013-08-01^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 6.4^*
base frequency: 1,800^*

Specifications 8 · 53 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$202.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® TSX-NI

No^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

Yes^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

No^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

4^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

x4 | x8 | x16^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

40^*

Scalability

2S Only^*

Cache

10.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 10 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Total Threads

4^*

Processor Base Frequency

1.8^* GHz

Bus Speed

6.4^* GT/s

TDP

80^* W

# of QPI Links

2^*

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q3'13^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Tuesday | June 30 | 2020^*

Supply Status

Discontinued^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

768^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 800/1066/1333^*

Max # of Memory Channels

4^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

42.6^* GB/s

Physical Address Extensions

46-bit^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Processor Number

E5-2603V2^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA2011^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Max CPU Configuration

2^*

Package Size

52.5mm x 45mm^*

TCASE

71^* °C

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AVX^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Specifications 9 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 @ 1.80GHz^*
socket: LGA 2011^*
category: Server^*
price: $29.62^*
mark: 3,766^*
value: 127.15^*
single thread: 982^*
single thread value: 33.16^*
tdp: 80^*
powerperf: 47^*
testdate: Nov 2014^*

Specifications 10 · 10 fields

microarchitecture

Ivy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Ivy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

1.8^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

1.8^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

80^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

80^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 11 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 @ 1.80GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,014^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

LGA 2011^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Benchmark results

Processing & platform

Cache hierarchy

Compatible sockets

Memory & storage

Supported memory

CPU memory support

Power specifications

System configuration

Detailed specifications

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