Xeon E5620 vs E5-2470

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2470
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
5.22
+131%
Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26

Xeon E5-2470 outperforms Xeon E5620 by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2470 and Xeon E5620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11951827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.760.08
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.202.67
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,480$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2470 has 850% better value for money than Xeon E5620.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2470 and Xeon E5620 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size294 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C78 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2470 and Xeon E5620 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA1356FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2470 and Xeon E5620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2470 and Xeon E5620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2470 and Xeon E5620 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2470 and Xeon E5620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GB288 GB
Max memory channels33
Maximum memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2470 and Xeon E5620.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes24no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2470 5.22
+131%
Xeon E5620 2.26

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2470 8295
+131%
Xeon E5620 3592

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.22 2.26
Recency 14 May 2012 16 March 2010
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2470 has a 131% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon E5620, on the other hand, has 18.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5620 in performance tests.


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