Intel Xeon E5-2430 vs Intel Xeon E5-4603

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430 and Intel Xeon E5-4603 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 E5-2430

Intel Xeon E5-4603

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 995
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9513 vs 6690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark	9513 vs 6690

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4603

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4603

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1224

995

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9513

6690

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430	Intel Xeon E5-4603
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224	995
PassMark - CPU mark	9513	6690
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2918

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430	Intel Xeon E5-4603
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$119	$712
Place in performance rating	2128	2099
Price now	$728.95	$1,890.99
Processor Number	E5-2430	E5-4603
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.78	0.78
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 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)	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	1270 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066
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)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S Only	4S 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® 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® Turbo Boost technology
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)