Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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 E5-2690 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2913 vs 712
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 21273 vs 6694

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2913 vs 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	21273 vs 6694

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 80°C
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1866 vs 1555
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22390 vs 18945

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 80°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1866 vs 1555
PassMark - CPU mark	22390 vs 18945

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1555

1866

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18945

22390

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2913

712

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

21273

6694

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1555	1866
PassMark - CPU mark	18945	22390
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2913	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	21273	6694

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Place in performance rating	472	1360
Price now	$2,250	$435
Processor Number	E5-2470V2	E5-2690V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	1.68	11.18
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,697
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 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)	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	20	20
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 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
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)