Intel Xeon E7-4807 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4807 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 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 E7-4807

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4807

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
2.7x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 768 GB

Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72.8°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 925 vs 721
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6900 vs 6223

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72.8°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	925 vs 721
PassMark - CPU mark	6900 vs 6223

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4807
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

721

925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6223

6900

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4807	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	721	925
PassMark - CPU mark	6223	6900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		410
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2164

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4807	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'11	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	2431	2444
Processor Number	E7-4807	E5-2603V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	72.8°C
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 800 MHz)	DDR4 1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		51 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)