Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 74°C
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1770 vs 1702
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24280 vs 15895
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 713 vs 643
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 4621

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 74°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770 vs 1702
PassMark - CPU mark	24280 vs 15895
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713 vs 643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890 vs 4621

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15895

24280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

643

713

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4621

7890

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1770
PassMark - CPU mark	15895	24280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	643	713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4621	7890
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1630	1739
Processor Number	E5-2620V4	E5-2680V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	84.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	24
VID voltage range	0	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	120 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
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® AVX2
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)