Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-4610 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2670

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
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 10% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 115 Watt

Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670

Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 80.0°C vs 77.6°C
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1489 vs 1027
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15492 vs 7229

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	80.0°C vs 77.6°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1489 vs 1027
PassMark - CPU mark	15492 vs 7229

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1027

1489

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7229

15492

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2670
PassMark - Single thread mark	1027	1489
PassMark - CPU mark	7229	15492
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4635
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		88.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.475

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'15	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2087	2226
Processor Number	E5-4610V3	E5-2670
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$145
Price now		$96.48
Value for money (0-100)		37.05
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C	80.0°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	16
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S	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® AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)