Xeon E-2134 vs E5-2620 v4

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E-2134 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1008	1009
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.36	12.48
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years old)	12 July 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$250
Current price	$816 (2x MSRP)	$299 (1.2x MSRP)

Xeon E-2134 has 818% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E-2134 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	2 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E-2134 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E-2134. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E-2134 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E-2134 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E-2134. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Xeon E-2134.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	5.99	5.97
Recency	20 June 2016	12 July 2018
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Cost	$417	$250
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	71 Watt

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