Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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 - 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

Intel Xeon E5-4640

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.80 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 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1696 vs 1392

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1696 vs 1392

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21374 vs 13211

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21374 vs 13211

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1696

1392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13211

21374

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4640
PassMark - Single thread mark	1696	1392
PassMark - CPU mark	13211	21374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	697
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.998

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1404	1402
Processor Number	E5-2620V3	E5-4640
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,730
Price now		$2,730
Value for money (0-100)		1.14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.6V-1.35V
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	4S 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® AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)