Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 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 E5-2470 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 75°C
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1555 vs 1204
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18945 vs 13666
6.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2913 vs 453
5.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 21273 vs 3997

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 75°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	25600 KB (shared) vs 20480 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1555 vs 1204
PassMark - CPU mark	18945 vs 13666
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2913 vs 453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	21273 vs 3997

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB

Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1555

1204

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18945

13666

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2913

453

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

21273

3997

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1555	1204
PassMark - CPU mark	18945	13666
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2913	453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	21273	3997

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Place in performance rating	472	2048
Price now	$2,250	$96.34
Processor Number	E5-2470V2	E5-2640V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	1.68	30.28
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$728
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	20	16
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	768 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	52.5mm x 51mm
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
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	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	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)