Intel Xeon E7450 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 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.

Intel Xeon E7450

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 68°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
1310720x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 90 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1352 vs 1016
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11745 vs 9849

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1352 vs 1016
PassMark - CPU mark	11745 vs 9849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

1352

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9849

11745

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1016	1352
PassMark - CPU mark	9849	11745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3249

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'08	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1961	1955
Processor Number	E7450	E5-2420V2
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$480
Price now		$579.95
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.38
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	503 mm2	160 mm
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	76°C
Number of cores	6	6
Transistor count	1900 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.900V-1.450V	0.65-1.30V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.70 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		12
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
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		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only