Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later

Launch date	8 Sep 2014 vs September 2013

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 66°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.092 vs 1.929

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 66°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 10 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.092 vs 1.929

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.929

4.092

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	91.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.929	4.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	42.254
PassMark - Single thread mark		1278
PassMark - CPU mark		10788
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3141

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	8 Sep 2014	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	$417
Place in performance rating	2156	2069
Processor Number	E5-1607V3	E5-2620V2
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$42.59
Value for money (0-100)		60.17
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s	7.2 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	71°C
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	4	12
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
Maximum frequency		2.60 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)