Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4 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 E7-4880 v2

Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

5 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 10
20 more threads: 30 vs 10
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38263 vs 22336

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 10
Number of threads	30 vs 10
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38263 vs 22336

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 82 vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1951 vs 1493

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82 vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951 vs 1493

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38263

22336

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1951
PassMark - CPU mark	38263	22336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'14	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	985	1009
Processor Number	E7-4880V2	E5-4627V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	82
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	15	10
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	30	10
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	135 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S4S	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2
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® 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)