Product CollectionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5 FamilyCode NameProducts formerly Sandy Bridge EPVertical SegmentServerProcessor NumberE5-2603StatusDiscontinuedLaunch DateQ1'12Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15Lithography32 nmRecommended Customer Price$198.00 - $207.00CPU SpecificationsTotal Cores4Total Threads4Processor Base Frequency1.80 GHzCache10 MB Intel® Smart CacheBus Speed6.4 GT/s# of QPI Links2TDP80 WSupplemental InformationEmbedded Options AvailableNoDatasheetView nowMemory SpecificationsMax Memory Size (dependent on memory type)384 GBMemory TypesDDR3 800/1066Max # of Memory Channels4Max Memory Bandwidth34.1 GB/sECC Memory Supported ‡YesExpansion OptionsScalability2S OnlyPCI Express Revision3.0Max # of PCI Express Lanes40Package SpecificationsSockets SupportedFCLGA2011Max CPU Configuration2TCASE70.0°CPackage Size52.5mm x 45.0mmAdvanced TechnologiesIntel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡NoIntel vPro® Platform Eligibility ‡YesIntel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡NoIntel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡YesIntel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡YesIntel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡YesIntel® 64 ‡YesInstruction Set64-bitInstruction Set ExtensionsIntel® AVXIdle StatesYesEnhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechnologyYesIntel® Demand Based SwitchingYesThermal Monitoring TechnologiesYesIntel® Flex Memory AccessNoIntel® Identity Protection Technology ‡No