Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4610

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4610 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3

  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.90 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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2062 vs 1474
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2062 vs 1474

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610

  • Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23354 vs 17937
Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 23354 vs 17937

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4610

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2062
1474
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17937
23354
Name Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4610
PassMark - Single thread mark 2062 1474
PassMark - CPU mark 17937 23354
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2039
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8882

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4610

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'14 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1026 1029
Processor Number E5-2643V3 E5-4610
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 77.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 6 6
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 12 12
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.6V-1.35V
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count 2270 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 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 4
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 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
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)