Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1697 vs 1373
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1697 vs 1373

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 72.6°C
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19028 vs 13284
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 72.6°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19028 vs 13284

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1697
1373
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13284
19028
Name Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1697 1373
PassMark - CPU mark 13284 19028
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 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'14 Q1'14
Place in performance rating 1401 1394
Processor Number E5-2620V3 E5-4640V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 6 10
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 12 20
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.65-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 4
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5 mm x 45 mm
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 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 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)