Intel Xeon E7-4807 vs Intel Xeon E5-2407

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4807 and Intel Xeon E5-2407 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 E7-4807

Intel Xeon E5-2407

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4807

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
5.3x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 384 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6223 vs 5362

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6223 vs 5362

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2407

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1042 vs 721

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1042 vs 721

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4807
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2407

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

721

1042

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6223

5362

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4807	Intel Xeon E5-2407
PassMark - Single thread mark	721	1042
PassMark - CPU mark	6223	5362
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1602

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4807	Intel Xeon E5-2407
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'11	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2436	2463
Processor Number	E7-4807	E5-2407
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$335
Price now		$335.04
Value for money (0-100)		3.47
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.2 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory size	2 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 800 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S Only
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)