Xeon E5-4620 v4 vs i5-560M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2336	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	3.24	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$1,668

Detailed specifications

Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	QPI
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	2 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	20	21
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2.5 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	25 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	79 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	-
PAE	36 Bit	46 Bit
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	68 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-560M and Xeon E5-4620 v4.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	26 September 2010	20 June 2016
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	20
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt

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