Intel Xeon E7-4870 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 and Intel Xeon E5-2450L 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 E7-4870

Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
5.3x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 384 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1054 vs 1048
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11939 vs 11713

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054 vs 1048
PassMark - CPU mark	11939 vs 11713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4870
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11939

11713

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon E5-2450L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1048
PassMark - CPU mark	11939	11713

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon E5-2450L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'11	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1773	1783
Processor Number	E7-4870	E5-2450L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$72
Price now		$130
Value for money (0-100)		18.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Die size		294 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		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
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	70 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S Only
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)