Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 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.

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2470

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2219 vs 1410

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2219 vs 1410

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 78 °C vs 69°C
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14464 vs 7371

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	78 °C vs 69°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14464 vs 7371

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2219

1410

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7371

14464

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2470
PassMark - Single thread mark	2219	1410
PassMark - CPU mark	7371	14464
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	862
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3659

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2470
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1386	1383
Processor Number	E5-1620V4	E5-2470
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,480
Price now		$316.72
Value for money (0-100)		9.36
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 42.5 mm
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
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
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)