Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Intel Xeon E5-1650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 64.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10788 vs 8099
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.092 vs 2.804

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs March 2012
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 64.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10788 vs 8099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.092 vs 2.804

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650

Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1737 vs 1278
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 720 vs 483
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4316 vs 3141

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1737 vs 1278
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	720 vs 483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4316 vs 3141

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1278

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10788

8099

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

483

720

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3141

4316

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.092

2.804

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1278	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	10788	8099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	483	720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3141	4316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.092	2.804
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		58.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.722

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$175
Place in performance rating	2069	2093
Price now	$42.59	$175
Processor Number	E5-2620V2	E5-1650
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	60.17	19.77
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	0 QPI
Die size	160 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	15360 KB (shared)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	64.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	1400 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 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	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)