Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2430 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.

Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

9 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 6
18 more threads: 30 vs 12
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1610 vs 1530
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39311 vs 12267

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 6
Number of threads	30 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610 vs 1530
PassMark - CPU mark	39311 vs 12267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 73°C
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 73°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1610

1530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39311

12267

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610	1530
PassMark - CPU mark	39311	12267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11822

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	833	842
Processor Number	E7-4880V2	E5-2430V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$311
Price now		$559.99
Value for money (0-100)		4.65
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	15	6
Number of QPI Links	3	1
Number of threads	30	12
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S4S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
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)