Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-4620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-4620 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 E5-4620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
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 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1381 vs 974
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11796 vs 11474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1381 vs 974
PassMark - CPU mark	11796 vs 11474

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1381

974

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11796

11474

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2	Intel Xeon E5-4620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1381	974
PassMark - CPU mark	11796	11474
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3249

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2	Intel Xeon E5-4620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$480	$400
Place in performance rating	1944	1955
Price now	$579.95	$189
Processor Number	E5-2420V2	E5-4620
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.38	12.66
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.20 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)	16384 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	1400 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.6V-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	4
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	4S 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)