Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 69°C
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19254 vs 7386
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5750 vs 3659

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 69°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19254 vs 7386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5750 vs 3659

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2228 vs 1731
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 862 vs 676

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2228 vs 1731
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	862 vs 676

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1731

2228

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19254

7386

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

676

862

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5750

3659

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1731	2228
PassMark - CPU mark	19254	7386
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	676	862
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5750	3659

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1472	1465
Processor Number	E5-2630V4	E5-1620V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	140 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	1S 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® 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	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)