Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2123 vs 1657
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 914 vs 618
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5178 vs 4894
4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.115 vs 7.754
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 249.413 vs 67.377
Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.548 vs 0.893
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.707 vs 3.684
9.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 95.407 vs 9.875

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123 vs 1657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914 vs 618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5178 vs 4894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115 vs 7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413 vs 67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548 vs 0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707 vs 3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407 vs 9.875

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 66.7°C
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17381 vs 10394

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 66.7°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17381 vs 10394

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2123

1657

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10394

17381

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

914

618

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5178

4894

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

31.115

7.754

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

249.413

67.377

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.548

0.893

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.707

3.684

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

95.407

9.875

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123	1657
PassMark - CPU mark	10394	17381
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914	618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5178	4894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115	7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413	67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548	0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707	3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407	9.875

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1022	2035
Processor Number	E5-1650V3	E5-2650V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$650
Price now		$260.56
Value for money (0-100)		14.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.7°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	12	16
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
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 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	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® AVX2	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	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)