Intel Xeon E5-4617 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4617 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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 E5-4617

Intel Xeon E5-4640

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4617

Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1392

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640 vs 1392

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21374 vs 11387

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21374 vs 11387

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4617
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1640

1392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11387

21374

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4617	Intel Xeon E5-4640
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640	1392
PassMark - CPU mark	11387	21374

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4617	Intel Xeon E5-4640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$90	$2,730
Place in performance rating	1406	1402
Price now	$89.90	$2,730
Processor Number	E5-4617	E5-4640
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	28.45	1.14
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	8 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)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	6	16
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	51.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	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)	130 Watt	95 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)