Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 697 vs 660
Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 16.123 vs 9.188
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 194.017 vs 68.859
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.526 vs 1.033
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.846 vs 6.075
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 47.998 vs 18.09

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	697 vs 660
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.123 vs 9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017 vs 68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526 vs 1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.846 vs 6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.998 vs 18.09

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 72.6°C
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1785 vs 1695
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21232 vs 13211
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6091 vs 3958

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 72.6°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785 vs 1695
PassMark - CPU mark	21232 vs 13211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6091 vs 3958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1695

1785

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13211

21232

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

697

660

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3958

6091

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

16.123

9.188

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

194.017

68.859

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.526

1.033

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.846

6.075

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

47.998

18.09

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1695	1785
PassMark - CPU mark	13211	21232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	697	660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3958	6091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.123	9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017	68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.846	6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.998	18.09
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1405	1412
Processor Number	E5-2620V3	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,260
Price now		$401.11
Value for money (0-100)		11.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	20
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 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	2S	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)