Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 E7-4890 v2

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

9 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 6
18 more threads: 30 vs 12
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 66.7°C
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25055 vs 10422

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 6
Number of threads	30 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 66.7°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25055 vs 10422

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 1790

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124 vs 1790

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1790

2124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25055

10422

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1790	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	25055	10422
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		249.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		95.407

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	961	956
Processor Number	E7-4890V2	E5-1650V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	66.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	15	6
Number of QPI Links	3	0
Number of threads	30	12
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	140 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	1S 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® 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)