Intel Xeon E7-4860 v2 vs Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 v2 and Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4860 v2

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 68°C
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature 73°C vs 68°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2

  • Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4860 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q1'14 Q1'14
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Processor Number E7-4860V2 E7-4820V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 73°C 68°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 2.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 8
Number of QPI Links 3 3
Number of threads 24 16

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 4
Package Size 52mm x 45mm 52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 105 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 32
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability S4S S4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit 46-bit
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)

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