Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 72°C
3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2025 vs 1989
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21280 vs 20665
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 758 vs 750

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 72°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2025 vs 1989
PassMark - CPU mark	21280 vs 20665
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	758 vs 750

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6437 vs 6231

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6437 vs 6231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2025

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21280

20665

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

758

750

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6231

6437

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2025	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	21280	20665
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	758	750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6231	6437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,300	$1,605
Place in performance rating	1699	1333
Price now	$763.56	$2,104.47
Processor Number	E5-2667V2	E5-2687WV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	6.24	2.31
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	160 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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
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	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	150 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 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	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)