Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 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 E5-2420 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 73 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11745 vs 11638
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs March 2012
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 73 °C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1352 vs 1347
PassMark - CPU mark 11745 vs 11638

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 564 vs 561
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3363 vs 3249
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 564 vs 561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3363 vs 3249

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1352
1347
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11745
11638
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
561
564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3249
3363
Name Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1352 1347
PassMark - CPU mark 11745 11638
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 561 564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3249 3363

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EN Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2013 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $480 $162
Place in performance rating 1952 1956
Price now $579.95 $197.27
Processor Number E5-2420V2 E5-2640
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.38 14.20
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 435 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 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 73 °C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 6 6
Number of QPI Links 1 2
Number of threads 12 12
Transistor count 1400 million 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s 42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066/1333

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 45mm x 42.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

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