Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 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 E5-4610 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

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
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt

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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1709 vs 1144
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22852 vs 15084

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1709 vs 1144
PassMark - CPU mark	22852 vs 15084

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1144

1709

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15084

22852

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144	1709
PassMark - CPU mark	15084	22852
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		75.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.769

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	10 September 2013
Place in performance rating	1738	1743
Processor Number	E5-4610V4	E5-2697V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,723
Price now		$2,235.02
Value for money (0-100)		2.30
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	86°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	24
Die size		160 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		8GT / s
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		30 MB
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 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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	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)