Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 processor review

Xeon E5-2658 v2 processor released by Intel; release date: Q3'13. The processor is designed for embedded-computers and based on Ivy Bridge EP microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 10, threads - 20. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.00 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 87°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm.

Supported memory types: DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866. Maximum memory size: 768 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA2011. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 2. Power consumption (TDP): 95 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

1529

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

18250

Geekbench 4
Single Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

5311

2846

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

36691

19410

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1529
PassMark - CPU mark	18250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19410

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	567
Processor Number	E5-2658V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	10
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V

Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)