Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 processor review

Xeon E5-2697 v2 processor released by Intel; release date: 10 September 2013. At the time of release, the processor cost $1,723. The processor is designed for server-computers and based on Ivy Bridge EP microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 12, threads - 24. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.50 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 86°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 768 KB, L2 - 3 MB, L3 - 30 MB.

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): 130 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

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4870

1715

PassMark
CPU mark

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156834

22865

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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5311

654

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

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36691

6947

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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97.640 mPixels/s

11.052 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

75.574 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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4.623 Frames/s

1.157 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

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49.002 Frames/s

5.429 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

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218.231 mHash/s

14.769 mHash/s

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715
PassMark - CPU mark	22865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	11.052 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	75.574 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	1.157 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	5.429 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	14.769 mHash/s

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	10 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723
Place in performance rating	1710
Price now	$2,235.02
Processor Number	E5-2697V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.30
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	8GT / s
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	12
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24
Transistor count	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V

Memory
ECC memory support
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 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)