Intel Xeon E7-4830 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4830 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4830

  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Maximum memory size 2 TB vs 1.5 TB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 80 vs 64°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1573 vs 1012
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22559 vs 19981
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 80 vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1573 vs 1012
PassMark - CPU mark 22559 vs 19981

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4830
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1012
1573
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19981
22559
Name Intel Xeon E7-4830 Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10382
PassMark - Single thread mark 1012 1573
PassMark - CPU mark 19981 22559

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4830 Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX Broadwell
Launch date Q2'11 Q2'16
Place in performance rating 1196 1199
Processor Number E7-4830 E5-4640V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Discontinued Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.13 GHz 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 64°C 80
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 24
Number of QPI Links 2

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory size 2 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 4
Package Size 49.17mm x 56.47mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported LGA1567 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 105 Watt

Peripherals

Scalability S4S 4S
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)