Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 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).

Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 79 vs 77.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1144 vs 1130
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15084 vs 9767

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	79 vs 77.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144 vs 1130
PassMark - CPU mark	15084 vs 9767

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620

Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1144

1130

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15084

9767

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144	1130
PassMark - CPU mark	15084	9767
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 E5-4610 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1675	1678
Processor Number	E5-4610V4	E5-2620
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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	1.80 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	77.4°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	12
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
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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	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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)