Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 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 E5-4607 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
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 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 1132

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
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 1132

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 77°C
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9796 vs 7557

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77.4°C vs 77°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9796 vs 7557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1132

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7557

9796

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	1132
PassMark - CPU mark	7557	9796
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		139.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		35.214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1696	1690
Processor Number	E5-4607V2	E5-2620
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$36
Price now		$34.65
Value for money (0-100)		67.37
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	77.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	12
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333
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	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)