Intel Xeon E5-2403 vs Intel Xeon E5-2407

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2403 and Intel Xeon E5-2407 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 E5-2403

Intel Xeon E5-2407

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2407

Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1042 vs 802
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5362 vs 2367

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1042 vs 802
PassMark - CPU mark	5362 vs 2367

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2403
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2407

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

802

1042

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2367

5362

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2403	Intel Xeon E5-2407
PassMark - Single thread mark	802	1042
PassMark - CPU mark	2367	5362
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1602

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2403	Intel Xeon E5-2407
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$230	$335
Place in performance rating	2505	2483
Price now	$364.97	$335.04
Processor Number	E5-2403	E5-2407
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.84	3.47
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	294 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)	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	1	1
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1270 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25 GB/s	25 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066
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	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
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)