Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2011 vs 1313
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2011 vs 1313

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 66.2°C
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13818 vs 6991
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 80°C vs 66.2°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13818 vs 6991

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2011
1313
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6991
13818
Name Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2011 1313
PassMark - CPU mark 6991 13818
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3526

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date Q3'14 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1570 1565
Processor Number E5-1620V3 E5-2440V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $400
Price now $509.95
Value for money (0-100) 5.44

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 1.90 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 66.2°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 2.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of QPI Links 0 1
Number of threads 8 16
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.65-1.30V
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0 mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 24
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

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