Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 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, 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 E5-2667 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 74°C
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 74°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2021 vs 1378
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21177 vs 7557

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021 vs 1378
PassMark - CPU mark	21177 vs 7557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

2021

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7557

21177

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	2021
PassMark - CPU mark	7557	21177
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1666	1677
Processor Number	E5-4607V2	E5-2667V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,300
Price now		$763.56
Value for money (0-100)		6.24
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	16
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		20480 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	130 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)