Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 vs E5-4650 v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-4650 v2
7.20

E7-4890 v2 outperforms E5-4650 v2 by 180% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking885236
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.604.44
Market segmentServerServer
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years old)1 January 2014 (10 years old)
Current price$499 $2402
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E7-4890 v2 has 71% better value for money than Xeon E5-4650 v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon E7-4890 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)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads2030
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.4 GHz
L3 cache25 MB Intel® Smart Cache37.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature75 °C77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon E7-4890 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 configuration44
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon E7-4890 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Instruction Replayno data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon E7-4890 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon E7-4890 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4032

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 E5-4650 v2 7.20
Xeon E7-4890 v2 20.15
+180%

E7-4890 v2 outperforms E5-4650 v2 by 180% in our combined benchmark results.


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 E5-4650 v2 11064
Xeon E7-4890 v2 30946
+180%

E7-4890 v2 outperforms E5-4650 v2 by 180% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.20 20.15
Physical cores 10 15
Threads 20 30
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 155 Watt

The Xeon E7-4890 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-4650 v2 in performance tests.


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