Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 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 E5-2620 v4

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 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22121 vs 15895

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22121 vs 15895

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1071

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4860
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1071

1702

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22121

15895

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1071	1702
PassMark - CPU mark	22121	15895
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4621

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'11	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1636	1630
Processor Number	E7-4860	E5-2620V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.3 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 52.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S
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)