Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5607

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Intel Xeon E5607 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 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
  • Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 288 GB
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1283 vs 1009
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10850 vs 4969
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs February 2011
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 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 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1283 vs 1009
PassMark - CPU mark 10850 vs 4969

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5607

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1283
1009
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10850
4969
Name Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Intel Xeon E5607
PassMark - Single thread mark 1283 1009
PassMark - CPU mark 10850 4969
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.092

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Intel Xeon E5607

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Westmere EP
Launch date September 2013 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $417 $135
Place in performance rating 2154 2158
Price now $42.59 $310
Processor Number E5-2620V2 E5607
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 60.17 3.23
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.26 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 239 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) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 2.26 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 12 4
Transistor count 1400 million 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066

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® SSE4.2
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)