Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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, 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 E5-1650 v3

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 1563

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124 vs 1563

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 66.7°C
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32150 vs 10422

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 66.7°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32150 vs 10422

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2124

1563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10422

32150

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124	1563
PassMark - CPU mark	10422	32150
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	956	964
Processor Number	E5-1650V3	E5-4650V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.7°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	12	20
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 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	4S 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)