Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 75°C

Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 75°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1423 vs 1378
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18491 vs 7557

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1423 vs 1378
PassMark - CPU mark	18491 vs 7557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1423

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7557

18491

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	1423
PassMark - CPU mark	7557	18491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1577	1572
Processor Number	E5-4607V2	E5-2660V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$850
Price now		$275.51
Value for money (0-100)		14.39
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	20
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
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 45mm
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	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	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)