Intel Xeon E7-4807 vs Intel Xeon E7-2850

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4807 and Intel Xeon E7-2850 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.

Intel Xeon E7-4807

Intel Xeon E7-2850

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4807

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 69°C
2x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1 TB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 69°C
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-2850

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12

Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4807
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-2850

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4807	Intel Xeon E7-2850
PassMark - Single thread mark	721
PassMark - CPU mark	6223

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4807	Intel Xeon E7-2850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q2'11	Q2'11
Place in performance rating	2437	not rated
Processor Number	E7-4807	E7-2850
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	2.00 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	69°C
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	12	20
Maximum frequency		2.40 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 800 MHz)	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	S2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)