Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2430 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1530 vs 1352
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12267 vs 11745
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2397 vs 561
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11822 vs 3249

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1530 vs 1352
PassMark - CPU mark	12267 vs 11745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2397 vs 561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11822 vs 3249

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1352

1530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11745

12267

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

561

2397

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3249

11822

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1352	1530
PassMark - CPU mark	11745	12267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	561	2397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3249	11822

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$480	$311
Place in performance rating	1992	927
Price now	$579.95	$559.99
Processor Number	E5-2420V2	E5-2430V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.38	4.65
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 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	15360 KB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	1	1
Number of threads	12	12
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	38.4 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	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	80 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)