Intel Xeon E5-2407 vs Intel Xeon 5148

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2407 and Intel Xeon 5148 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 E5-2407

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1042 vs 868
  • 5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5362 vs 912
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2012 vs June 2006
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1042 vs 868
PassMark - CPU mark 5362 vs 912

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5148

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 80 Watt
Maximum frequency 2.33 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2407
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5148

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1042
868
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5362
912
Name Intel Xeon E5-2407 Intel Xeon 5148
PassMark - Single thread mark 1042 868
PassMark - CPU mark 5362 912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1602

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2407 Intel Xeon 5148

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EN Woodcrest
Launch date May 2012 June 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $335 $9
Place in performance rating 2461 2466
Price now $335.04 $13.13
Processor Number E5-2407 5148
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.47 35.65
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.33 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 1333 MHz FSB
Die size 294 mm 143 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 4096 KB
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.33 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1270 million 291 million
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V 1.150V-1.250V
Maximum core temperature 58°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 45mm x 42.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 40 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 0 W

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 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 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
FSB parity
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit

Virtualization

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