Xeon X5492 vs E5-1620 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1620 v4
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.65
+154%

Xeon E5-1620 v4 outperforms Xeon X5492 by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon X5492 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12791993
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.01no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency3.141.15
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)no data
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon X5492 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads8no data
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache10 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data63 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon X5492 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2011LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon X5492. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon X5492 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon X5492 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon X5492. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon X5492.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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 E5-1620 v4 4.65
+154%
Xeon X5492 1.83

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 E5-1620 v4 7386
+154%
Xeon X5492 2912

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.65 1.83
Recency 20 June 2016 1 July 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E5-1620 v4 has a 154.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1620 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5492 in performance tests.


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