Intel Xeon E5-1620 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-1620

Intel Xeon E5-2680

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1765 vs 1557
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 730 vs 654

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1765 vs 1557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	730 vs 654

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 64.0 °C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 375 GB
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15773 vs 5859
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4909 vs 3096

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 64.0 °C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 375 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15773 vs 5859
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4909 vs 3096

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1765

1557

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5859

15773

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

730

654

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3096

4909

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620	Intel Xeon E5-2680
PassMark - Single thread mark	1765	1557
PassMark - CPU mark	5859	15773
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	730	654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3096	4909
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.784

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620	Intel Xeon E5-2680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	March 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$313	$240
Place in performance rating	2098	2085
Price now	$329.93	$111.84
Processor Number	E5-1620	E5-2680
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.09	33.28
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	0 QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.0 °C	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	1270 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.60V - 1.35V	0.60V-1.35V
Front-side bus (FSB)		8GT / s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	375 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)