Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 processor review

Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

Xeon E5-4620 v2 processor released by Intel; release date: Q1'14. The processor is designed for server-computers and based on Ivy Bridge EP microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 8, threads - 16. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.00 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 75°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm.

Supported memory types: DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 768 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA2011. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 4. Power consumption (TDP): 95 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1574
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
16970
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1574
PassMark - CPU mark 16970

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q1'14
Place in performance rating 1294
Processor Number E5-4620V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 8
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 16
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4
Package Size 52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 4S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)