Intel Xeon E7-4870 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E7-4870

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
2.7x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 768 GB
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11939 vs 6834

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11939 vs 6834

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1382 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1382 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4870
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1382

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11939

6834

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1382
PassMark - CPU mark	11939	6834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.431
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.253

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'11	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1775	1761
Processor Number	E7-4870	E5-2609V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$396
Price now		$509.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	4
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S 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
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)