Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
  • 22 more threads: 32 vs 10
  • 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 13% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24421 vs 20294
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 10
Number of threads 32 vs 10
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 24421 vs 20294

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 86.4°C vs 83
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1722 vs 1575
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature 86.4°C vs 83
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1722 vs 1575

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1575
1722
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24421
20294
Name Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1575 1722
PassMark - CPU mark 24421 20294

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Haswell
Launch date Q2'16 Q2'15
Place in performance rating 1170 1164
Processor Number E5-4660V4 E5-4627V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 83 86.4°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 16 10
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 32 10

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 4
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 135 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

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® AVX2
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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)