Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs E5-4627 v3

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-4627 v3
7.39
+0.4%

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking870871
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.626.81
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date1 June 2015 (8 years old)1 September 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$927
Current price$29 $199 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2670 v2 has 998% better value for money than Xeon E5-4627 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1020
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)86 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2 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 configuration42
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Instruction Replay-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

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 E5-4627 v3 7.39
+0.4%
Xeon E5-2670 v2 7.36

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-4627 v3 11344
+0.4%
Xeon E5-2670 v2 11300

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-4627 v3 743
+49.5%
Xeon E5-2670 v2 497

E5-4627 v3 outperforms E5-2670 v2 by 49% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-4627 v3 6172
+81.2%
Xeon E5-2670 v2 3407

E5-4627 v3 outperforms E5-2670 v2 by 81% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.39 7.36
Recency 1 June 2015 1 September 2013
Threads 10 20
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 115 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-4627 v3 and Xeon E5-2670 v2. The differences in performance seem too small.


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