Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 4
36 more threads: 44 vs 8
Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 90 vs 66.2°C
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 4% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11523 vs 6992

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 4
Number of threads	44 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	90 vs 66.2°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11523 vs 6992

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2015 vs 1366

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2015 vs 1366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1366

2015

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11523

6992

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1366	2015
PassMark - CPU mark	11523	6992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3526

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1478	1485
Processor Number	E5-4669V4	E5-1620V3
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	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90	66.2°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	22	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	44	8
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
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 1333/1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	140 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	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® 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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)