Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-4627 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4

Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
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
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25851 vs 15898

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25851 vs 15898

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 80
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1972 vs 1630

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 80
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1972 vs 1630

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

1972

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25851

15898

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1630	1972
PassMark - CPU mark	25851	15898

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1124	1108
Processor Number	E5-4650V4	E5-4627V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80	88°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	8
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5 mm x 45 mm
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	4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)