Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 and Intel Xeon E5-2440 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.

Intel Xeon E7-4860

Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4860

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
5.3x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 384 GB
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20367 vs 13818

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20367 vs 13818

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4860
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20367

13818

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	20367	13818

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'11	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1477	1465
Processor Number	E7-4860	E5-2440V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$400
Price now		$509.95
Value for money (0-100)		5.44
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 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 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 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
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)