Intel Xeon E5-4607 vs Intel Xeon E5-4617

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 and Intel Xeon E5-4617 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

Intel Xeon E5-4617

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Number of threads	12 vs 6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4617

Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4617

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607	Intel Xeon E5-4617
PassMark - Single thread mark		1640
PassMark - CPU mark		11387

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607	Intel Xeon E5-4617
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	1373
Processor Number	E5-4607	E5-4617
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$90
Price now		$89.90
Value for money (0-100)		28.45
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	6
Transistor count	2270 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0,6V-1.35V	0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
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
Scalability	4S Only	4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)