Xeon w5-2465X vs E5-1620 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1620 v4
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.65
Xeon w5-2465X
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 200 Watt
29.53
+535%

Xeon w5-2465X outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v4 by a whopping 535% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon w5-2465X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1288144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.0162.95
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency3.1313.90
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294$1,389

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2465X has 1991% better value for money than Xeon E5-1620 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon w5-2465X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB (shared)33.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C78 °C
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon w5-2465X 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)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon w5-2465X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon w5-2465X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon w5-2465X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon w5-2465X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1.5 TB2 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Xeon w5-2465X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4064

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
Xeon w5-2465X 29.53
+535%

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 7389
Xeon w5-2465X 46906
+535%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-1620 v4 1118
Xeon w5-2465X 2150
+92.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-1620 v4 4023
Xeon w5-2465X 14474
+260%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.65 29.53
Recency 20 June 2016 15 February 2023
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon E5-1620 v4 has 42.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2465X, on the other hand, has a 535.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon w5-2465X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 v4 in performance tests.


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