Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 and Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 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 E5-2403 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4860

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 48% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
5.3x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 384 GB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1071 vs 991
7.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22121 vs 2873

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1071 vs 991
PassMark - CPU mark	22121 vs 2873

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4860
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1071

991

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22121

2873

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1071	991
PassMark - CPU mark	22121	2873
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1770
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5855

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'11	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1553	1563
Processor Number	E7-4860	E5-2403V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$223
Price now		$189
Value for money (0-100)		5.33
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	1.80 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	4
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
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	80 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S Only
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
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® 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
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)