Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 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, 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 E5-4620 v2

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 70°C
3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16970 vs 6555

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 70°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16970 vs 6555

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2017 vs 1574

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2017 vs 1574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1574

2017

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16970

6555

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1574	2017
PassMark - CPU mark	16970	6555
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		86.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.181

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1338	2298
Processor Number	E5-4620V2	E5-1620V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$315
Price now		$329
Value for money (0-100)		8.46
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 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 Only	1S 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® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)