Intel Xeon E5-2450 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2450 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2450

Intel Xeon E5-2620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
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 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1260 vs 1133
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10978 vs 9802

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2012
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.50 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	20480 KB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1260 vs 1133
PassMark - CPU mark	10978 vs 9802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1260

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10978

9802

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2450	Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1260	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	10978	9802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		139.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		35.214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2450	Intel Xeon E5-2620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	May 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	$36
Place in performance rating	1683	1684
Price now	$722.22	$34.65
Processor Number	E5-2450	E5-2620
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.15	67.37
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 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	20480 KB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	16	12
Transistor count	1270 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V	0.60V-1.35V
Maximum core temperature		77.4°C
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)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S Only	2S 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)