Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 vs Intel Xeon W5590

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Intel Xeon W5590 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 v4

Intel Xeon W5590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
10.7x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 144 GB
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1580
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15895 vs 6718

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1580
PassMark - CPU mark	15895 vs 6718

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5590

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2806 vs 643
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10032 vs 4621

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2806 vs 643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10032 vs 4621

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15895

6718

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

643

2806

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4621

10032

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	Intel Xeon W5590
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1580
PassMark - CPU mark	15895	6718
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	643	2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4621	10032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.152

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	Intel Xeon W5590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q1'16	August 2009
Place in performance rating	1630	1627
Processor Number	E5-2620V4	W5590
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$270
Price now		$2,508.95
Value for money (0-100)		0.73
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0	0.75V -1.35V
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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 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	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)