Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 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 E5-2430 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 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 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1530 vs 1410
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs May 2012
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1530 vs 1410

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 78 °C vs 76°C
  • 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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14464 vs 12267
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature 78 °C vs 76°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 14464 vs 12267

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1530
1410
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12267
14464
Name Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2470
PassMark - Single thread mark 1530 1410
PassMark - CPU mark 12267 14464
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11822

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2470

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EN Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date September 2013 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $311 $1,480
Place in performance rating 927 1518
Price now $559.99 $316.72
Processor Number E5-2430V2 E5-2470
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.65 9.36
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 294 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) 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 78 °C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 3.10 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of QPI Links 1 1
Number of threads 12 16
Transistor count 1400 million 1270 million
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V 0.60V-1.35V

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 42.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24 24
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

Virtualization

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