Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 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.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3

Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2098 vs 1184
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 930 vs 453
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7251 vs 3997

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2098 vs 1184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	930 vs 453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7251 vs 3997

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 66.26°C
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13421 vs 13132

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 66.26°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13421 vs 13132

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2098

1184

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13132

13421

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

930

453

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7251

3997

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2098	1184
PassMark - CPU mark	13132	13421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	930	453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7251	3997

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1176	1954
Processor Number	E5-1680V3	E5-2640V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$728
Price now		$96.34
Value for money (0-100)		30.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.26°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	16	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	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
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)