Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 384 GB
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9571 vs 3065
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
Maximum memory size 2 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9571 vs 3065

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420

  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1108 vs 703
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1108 vs 703

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2420

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
703
1108
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9571
3065
Name Intel Xeon E7-4850 Intel Xeon E5-2420
PassMark - Single thread mark 703 1108
PassMark - CPU mark 9571 3065
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2647

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4850 Intel Xeon E5-2420

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date Q2'11 May 2012
Place in performance rating 2318 2347
Processor Number E7-4850 E5-2420
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $390
Price now $390.02
Value for money (0-100) 5.32

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 1.90 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
Number of cores 10 6
Number of threads 20 12
Die size 294 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
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 1066 MHz) DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 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) 130 Watt 95 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)