Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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 E5-2697 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% 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 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1715 vs 1260
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22865 vs 10978
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2013 vs May 2012
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 30 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1715 vs 1260
PassMark - CPU mark 22865 vs 10978

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450

  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1715
1260
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22865
10978
Name Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2450
PassMark - Single thread mark 1715 1260
PassMark - CPU mark 22865 10978
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 75.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.769

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2450

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date 10 September 2013 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $1,723 $500
Place in performance rating 1710 1695
Price now $2,235.02 $722.22
Processor Number E5-2697V2 E5-2450
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 2.30 4.15
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.70 GHz 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 294 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 8GT / s
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 30 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 12 8
Number of QPI Links 2 1
Number of threads 24 16
Transistor count 1400 million 1270 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 24
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S Only 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® 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)