Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 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 E5-2640 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2470

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.10 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 6% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1745 vs 1410
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17425 vs 14464

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1745 vs 1410
PassMark - CPU mark	17425 vs 14464

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 78 °C vs 74.3°C

Maximum core temperature	78 °C vs 74.3°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1745

1410

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17425

14464

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2470
PassMark - Single thread mark	1745	1410
PassMark - CPU mark	17425	14464
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5657

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2470
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1474	1478
Processor Number	E5-2640V3	E5-2470
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,480
Price now		$316.72
Value for money (0-100)		9.36
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.3°C	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	16	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	38.4 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	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	45mm x 42.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	2S 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)