Intel Xeon E5-2407 vs Intel Xeon X5677

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2407 and Intel Xeon X5677 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 E5-2407

Intel Xeon X5677

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2407

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 288 GB
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2010
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 288 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5677

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 70% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1623 vs 1042
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8971 vs 5362
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 641 vs 412
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2536 vs 1602

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1623 vs 1042
PassMark - CPU mark	8971 vs 5362
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	641 vs 412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2536 vs 1602

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2407
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5677

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1042

1623

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5362

8971

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

412

641

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1602

2536

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2407	Intel Xeon X5677
PassMark - Single thread mark	1042	1623
PassMark - CPU mark	5362	8971
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	412	641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1602	2536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		62.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.361

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2407	Intel Xeon X5677
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Westmere EP
Launch date	May 2012	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$335	$350
Place in performance rating	2461	2464
Price now	$335.04	$105
Processor Number	E5-2407	X5677
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.47	19.64
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.46 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	239 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)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1270 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	0.750V-1.350V
Maximum core temperature		80.4°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
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® SSE4.2
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)