Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 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 E5-4610 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 79 vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB

Maximum core temperature	79 vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1423 vs 1144
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18491 vs 15084

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1423 vs 1144
PassMark - CPU mark	18491 vs 15084

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1144

1423

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15084

18491

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144	1423
PassMark - CPU mark	15084	18491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1666	1651
Processor Number	E5-4610V4	E5-2660V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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	1.80 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	75°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	20
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
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	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	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
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	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	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)