Intel Xeon E7450 vs Intel Xeon E5-4620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and Intel Xeon E5-4620 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.

Intel Xeon E7450

Intel Xeon E5-4620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1018 vs 974

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018 vs 974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
1398101.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11474 vs 9932

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	16384 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11474 vs 9932

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1018

974

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9932

11474

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-4620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018	974
PassMark - CPU mark	9932	11474

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-4620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'08	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1865	1873
Processor Number	E7450	E5-4620
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$400
Price now		$189
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.66
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	435 mm
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	16384 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C
Number of cores	6	8
Transistor count	1900 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.900V-1.450V	0.6V-1.35V
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		16
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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		42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S Only