Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 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 E7-4860

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4860

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 66.2°C
2.7x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 768 GB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20367 vs 6992

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 66.2°C
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20367 vs 6992

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2015 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2015 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4860
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

2015

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20367

6992

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	2015
PassMark - CPU mark	20367	6992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3526

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'11	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1490	1482
Processor Number	E7-4860	E5-1620V3
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	2.26 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	66.2°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
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)