Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 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 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2328 vs 1696
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 939 vs 697
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3989 vs 3958

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2328 vs 1696
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	939 vs 697
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3989 vs 3958

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 69°C
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13211 vs 7622

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 69°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13211 vs 7622

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2328

1696

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7622

13211

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

939

697

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3989

3958

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2328	1696
PassMark - CPU mark	7622	13211
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	939	697
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3989	3958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		194.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		47.998

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1391	1404
Processor Number	E5-1630V4	E5-2620V3
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	3.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	12
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	85 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)