Intel Xeon E7450 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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 - 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 E7450

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 68°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2184533.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1575 vs 1016
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19200 vs 9849

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575 vs 1016
PassMark - CPU mark	19200 vs 9849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

1575

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9849

19200

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1016	1575
PassMark - CPU mark	9849	19200
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.749
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.303

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'08	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1959	1931
Processor Number	E7450	E5-2670V2
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$927
Price now		$489
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.03
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	503 mm2	160 mm
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	82°C
Number of cores	6	10
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		3.30 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		20
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	115 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
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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only