Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3 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 E5-4640 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 1514
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19344 vs 10372

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1723 vs 1514
PassMark - CPU mark	19344 vs 10372

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 77.6°C vs 74°C

Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C vs 74°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1723

1514

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19344

10372

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1723	1514
PassMark - CPU mark	19344	10372
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	676
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5750

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1392	1393
Processor Number	E5-2630V4	E5-4640V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	77.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	24
VID voltage range	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	105 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
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
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)