Intel Xeon E5-2630 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2630

Intel Xeon E5-2680

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 77.4°C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1555 vs 1275
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15753 vs 10779
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 654 vs 525
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4909 vs 3067

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 77.4°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	20480 KB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1555 vs 1275
PassMark - CPU mark	15753 vs 10779
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654 vs 525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4909 vs 3067

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1275

1555

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10779

15753

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

525

654

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3067

4909

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630	Intel Xeon E5-2680
PassMark - Single thread mark	1275	1555
PassMark - CPU mark	10779	15753
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	525	654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3067	4909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.784
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630	Intel Xeon E5-2680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	March 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$74	$240
Place in performance rating	2064	2085
Price now	$127.81	$111.84
Processor Number	E5-2630	E5-2680
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	20.42	33.28
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 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)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.4°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	2270 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V	0.60V-1.35V
Front-side bus (FSB)		8GT / s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)