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).

 

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 1134
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 1134

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: 9790 vs 7557
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 77.4°C vs 77°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9790 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
1134
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7557
9790
Name Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1378 1134
PassMark - CPU mark 7557 9790
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 1667 1680
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)