Intel Xeon E5-4650 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4650 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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 E5-4650

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 256 GB
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2693 vs 699
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16028 vs 5632

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2012
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2693 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16028 vs 5632

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1740 vs 1430
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17753 vs 13713

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	17753 vs 13713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4650
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1430

1740

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13713

17753

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2693

699

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

16028

5632

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4650	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	1430	1740
PassMark - CPU mark	13713	17753
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2693	699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16028	5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4650	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	May 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$815
Place in performance rating	741	737
Price now	$95.49	$2,636.50
Processor Number	E5-4650	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	37.38	1.61
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 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	20480 KB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	2270 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	0.60V - 1.35V
Maximum core temperature		67°C
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	256 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	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S Only	2S 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)