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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1016 vs 974
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1016 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 9849
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 9849

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1016
974
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9849
11474
Name Intel Xeon E7450 Intel Xeon E5-4620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1016 974
PassMark - CPU mark 9849 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 1959 1955
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