Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 74°C
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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 2025
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24141 vs 21280
5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3805 vs 758
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 24669 vs 6231

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197 vs 2025
PassMark - CPU mark	24141 vs 21280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3805 vs 758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	24669 vs 6231

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 135 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2197

2025

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24141

21280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3805

758

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

24669

6231

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197	2025
PassMark - CPU mark	24141	21280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3805	758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	24669	6231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	157	1699
Processor Number	E5-2667V4	E5-2667V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,300
Price now		$763.56
Value for money (0-100)		6.24
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	16
VID voltage range	0	0.65–1.30V
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
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	130 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	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)