Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-4620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-4620 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 56% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1575 vs 974
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19200 vs 11474
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs May 2012
Number of cores 10 vs 8
Number of threads 20 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared) vs 16384 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1575 vs 974
PassMark - CPU mark 19200 vs 11474

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620

  • Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1575
974
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19200
11474
Name Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-4620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1575 974
PassMark - CPU mark 19200 11474
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.749
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 70.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.303

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-4620

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2013 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $927 $400
Place in performance rating 1933 1955
Price now $489 $189
Processor Number E5-2670V2 E5-4620
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.03 12.66
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared) 16384 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 82°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 10 8
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 20 16
Transistor count 1400 million 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.6V-1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333

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 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 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 Only 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® AVX Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)