Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 and Intel Xeon E5-4669 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.

Intel Xeon E7-4860

Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4860

Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20367 vs 11523

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20367 vs 11523

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 10
24 more threads: 44 vs 20
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 90 vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1366 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 10
Number of threads	44 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1366 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4860
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

1366

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20367

11523

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	1366
PassMark - CPU mark	20367	11523

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'11	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1490	1481
Processor Number	E7-4860	E5-4669V4
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	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	90
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	22
Number of threads	20	44
Number of QPI Links		2
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
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	135 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	4S
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)