Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1291 vs 1108
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10966 vs 3065
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 483 vs 454
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3141 vs 2647

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291 vs 1108
PassMark - CPU mark	10966 vs 3065
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	483 vs 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3141 vs 2647

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1291

1108

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10966

3065

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

483

454

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3141

2647

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2420
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291	1108
PassMark - CPU mark	10966	3065
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	483	454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3141	2647
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.092

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	September 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$390
Place in performance rating	2172	2356
Price now	$42.59	$390.02
Processor Number	E5-2620V2	E5-2420
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	60.17	5.32
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 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)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	1400 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 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	52.5mm x 45mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-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)