Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 1260

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378 vs 1260

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10978 vs 7557

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10978 vs 7557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1260

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7557

10978

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	1260
PassMark - CPU mark	7557	10978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1658	1673
Processor Number	E5-4607V2	E5-2450
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$722.22
Value for money (0-100)		4.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	12	16
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)