Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
1024x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2895 vs 2030
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 20597 vs 18071

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2895 vs 2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20597 vs 18071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2030

2895

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

18071

20597

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2030	2895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	18071	20597
PassMark - Single thread mark		1461
PassMark - CPU mark		15397

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP	Haswell
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Launch date	November 2013	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	289	491
Processor Number	E5-2651 v2	E5-4667V3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Maximum core temperature		87.6°C
Maximum frequency		2.90 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB (per socket)	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		135 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		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)