Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs Intel Xeon E5507

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 and Intel Xeon E5507 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 E5507

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 18% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
14.2x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 144 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1071 vs 1026
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22121 vs 4256

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 144 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1071 vs 1026
PassMark - CPU mark	22121 vs 4256

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5507

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69°C
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4860
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5507

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1071

1026

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22121

4256

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5507
PassMark - Single thread mark	1071	1026
PassMark - CPU mark	22121	4256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5147

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4860	Intel Xeon E5507
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q2'11	March 2010
Place in performance rating	1553	1556
Processor Number	E7-4860	E5507
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$457
Price now		$456.91
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	4
Die size		263 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory size	2 TB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)