Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 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 E5-2403 v2

  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 76°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 991
  • 4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13818 vs 2873
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature 80°C vs 76°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1313 vs 991
PassMark - CPU mark 13818 vs 2873

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
991
1313
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2873
13818
Name Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 991 1313
PassMark - CPU mark 2873 13818
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1770
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5855

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EN Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date September 2013 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $223 $400
Place in performance rating 1557 1558
Price now $189 $509.95
Processor Number E5-2403V2 E5-2440V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 5.33 5.44
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 1.90 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 1.80 GHz 2.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of QPI Links 1 1
Number of threads 4 16
Transistor count 1400 million 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V 0.65-1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 45mm x 42.5mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24 24
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S 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® AVX Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)