Intel Xeon E7-4870 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 256 GB
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11939 vs 9324
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
Maximum memory size 2 TB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 11939 vs 9324

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

  • Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 69°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2052 vs 1054
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature 70°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2052 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4870
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1054
2052
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11939
9324
Name Intel Xeon E7-4870 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1054 2052
PassMark - CPU mark 11939 9324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4838
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 67.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.992

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4870 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q2'11 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1865 1888
Processor Number E7-4870 E5-1650V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Discontinued Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $917
Price now $644.95
Value for money (0-100) 5.81

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 70°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 10 6
Number of threads 20 12
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 0
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory size 2 TB 256 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 49.17mm x 56.47mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported LGA1567 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Scalability S4S 1S Only
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® 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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)