Intel Xeon E5 2620 vs Intel Xeon E7 8870
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2620 with 6 cores 2GHz and Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2620 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)
Intel Xeon E7 8870 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 15MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620
+5%
422
Intel Xeon E7 8870
401
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620
+34%
3412
Intel Xeon E7 8870
2530
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Apr 2011
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Westmere-EX
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 1567
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
130 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
435 mm²
Die Size
513 mm²
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.8 GHz
6
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
18.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
-
