Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 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 E5-2660 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1921 vs 1618
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27097 vs 16619
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3364 vs 2856
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 25358 vs 17874

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1921 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	27097 vs 16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3364 vs 2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25358 vs 17874

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 79°C
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1921

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27097

16619

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3364

2856

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

25358

17874

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1921	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	27097	16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3364	2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25358	17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	200	532
Processor Number	E5-2660V4	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	28	16
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	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	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)