Intel Xeon E7340 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7340 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon E7340

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
1966080x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1283 vs 960
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10850 vs 6544

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1283 vs 960
PassMark - CPU mark	10850 vs 6544

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7340
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

1283

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6544

10850

Name	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	960	1283
PassMark - CPU mark	6544	10850
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.092

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'07	September 2013
Place in performance rating	2150	2154
Processor Number	E7340	E5-2620V2
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$417
Price now		$42.59
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		60.17
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	286 mm2	160 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	71°C
Number of cores	4	6
Transistor count	582 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V	0.65–1.30V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.60 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		12
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only