Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 10
  • 16 more threads: 36 vs 20
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 87.6°C vs 75°C
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1549 vs 1531
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 10
Number of threads 36 vs 20
Maximum core temperature 87.6°C vs 75°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1549 vs 1531

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

  • Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31723 vs 31494
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 31723 vs 31494

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1549
1531
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
31494
31723
Name Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1549 1531
PassMark - CPU mark 31494 31723

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q2'15 Q1'14
Place in performance rating 1073 1080
Processor Number E5-4669V3 E5-4650V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 87.6°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 18 10
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 36 20
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 768 GB 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 52.5mm x 51mm 52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt 95 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)