Intel Xeon E7450 vs Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 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 E5-2623 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9932 vs 8506

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9932 vs 8506

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 68°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 90 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1409 vs 1018

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1409 vs 1018

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1018

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9932

8506

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	9932	8506
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		616
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3153

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'08	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1865	1876
Processor Number	E7450	E5-2623V4
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	503 mm2
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	73°C
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1900 million
VID voltage range	0.900V-1.450V	0
Maximum frequency		3.20 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	85 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® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Supported memory types		DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S