Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 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 v4

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2229 vs 1751
  • Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 862 vs 750
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2229 vs 1751
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 862 vs 750

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 74.3°C vs 69°C
  • Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17496 vs 7389
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5657 vs 3659
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 74.3°C vs 69°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17496 vs 7389
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5657 vs 3659

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2229
1751
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7389
17496
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
862
750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3659
5657
Name Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2229 1751
PassMark - CPU mark 7389 17496
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 862 750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3659 5657

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Haswell
Launch date Q2'16 Q3'14
Place in performance rating 1464 1465
Processor Number E5-1620V4 E5-2640V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 74.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 8 16
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 59 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 DDR4 1600/1866

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 90 Watt

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

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® AVX2
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

Virtualization

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