Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5507

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 and Intel Xeon E5507 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 E5-2440 v2

Intel Xeon E5507

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 144 GB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 1026
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13818 vs 4256

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs March 2010
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
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 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313 vs 1026
PassMark - CPU mark	13818 vs 4256

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5507

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5507

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1313

1026

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13818

4256

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2	Intel Xeon E5507
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313	1026
PassMark - CPU mark	13818	4256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5147

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2	Intel Xeon E5507
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Nehalem EP
Launch date	September 2013	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$400	$457
Place in performance rating	1563	1555
Price now	$509.95	$456.91
Processor Number	E5-2440V2	E5507
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	5.44	2.02
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	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 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	40-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)