Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 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 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2667

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2316 vs 1570
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14252 vs 12845
6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4025 vs 672
6.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 25553 vs 4039

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2316 vs 1570
PassMark - CPU mark	14252 vs 12845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4025 vs 672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25553 vs 4039

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 85.0°C vs 70°C
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	85.0°C vs 70°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2316

1570

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14252

12845

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4025

672

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

25553

4039

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2667
PassMark - Single thread mark	2316	1570
PassMark - CPU mark	14252	12845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4025	672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25553	4039

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2667
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	March 2012
Place in performance rating	143	1755
Processor Number	E5-1680V4	E5-2667
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$714
Price now		$226
Value for money (0-100)		13.51
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	85.0°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	16	12
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	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
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)