Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2403 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1770 vs 660

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1770 vs 660

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 76°C
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1785 vs 991
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21269 vs 2873
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6091 vs 5855

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 76°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	25600 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785 vs 991
PassMark - CPU mark	21269 vs 2873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6091 vs 5855

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

991

1785

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2873

21269

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

660

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5855

6091

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	991	1785
PassMark - CPU mark	2873	21269
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1770	660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5855	6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$223	$1,260
Place in performance rating	1557	1544
Price now	$189	$401.11
Processor Number	E5-2403V2	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	5.33	11.60
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	160 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)	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	4	20
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S 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® 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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)