Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5504

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Intel Xeon E5504 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), 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Intel Xeon E5504

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1291 vs 871
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10966 vs 3318
4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.092 vs 0.912

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs March 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2 GHz
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	15360 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291 vs 871
PassMark - CPU mark	10966 vs 3318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.092 vs 0.912

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5504

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 71°C
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1613 vs 483
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4704 vs 3141

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 71°C
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1613 vs 483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4704 vs 3141

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5504

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1291

871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10966

3318

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

483

1613

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3141

4704

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.092

0.912

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2	Intel Xeon E5504
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291	871
PassMark - CPU mark	10966	3318
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	483	1613
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3141	4704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.092	0.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		30.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.862

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2	Intel Xeon E5504
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	September 2013	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$60
Place in performance rating	2172	2605
Price now	$42.59	$69.95
Processor Number	E5-2620V2	E5504
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	60.17	11.38
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.00 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	15360 KB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	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	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 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	52.5mm x 45mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)