Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1664 vs 1248
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17389 vs 12897
  • Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 618 vs 471
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4894 vs 3527
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1664 vs 1248
PassMark - CPU mark 17389 vs 12897
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 618 vs 471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4894 vs 3527

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650

  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 75°C
Maximum core temperature 77.4°C vs 75°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1664
1248
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17389
12897
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
618
471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4894
3527
Name Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650
PassMark - Single thread mark 1664 1248
PassMark - CPU mark 17389 12897
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 618 471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4894 3527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.875

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2013 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $91
Place in performance rating 2015 2025
Price now $260.56 $130.43
Processor Number E5-2650V2 E5-2650
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 14.78 22.91
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s 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 20480 KB (shared) 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C 77.4°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 16 16
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 59.7 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 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
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)