Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 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 E5-2670 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6174 vs 6091
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 70.641 vs 68.859

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6174 vs 6091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	70.641 vs 68.859

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1794 vs 1587
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21270 vs 18965
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 660 vs 546
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.188 vs 8.749
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.033 vs 0.994
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 6.075 vs 4.413
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 18.09 vs 12.303

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1794 vs 1587
PassMark - CPU mark	21270 vs 18965
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	660 vs 546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.188 vs 8.749
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033 vs 0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.075 vs 4.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	18.09 vs 12.303

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1587

1794

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18965

21270

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

546

660

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6174

6091

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.749

9.188

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

70.641

68.859

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.994

1.033

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.413

6.075

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.303

18.09

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1587	1794
PassMark - CPU mark	18965	21270
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	546	660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6174	6091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.749	9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	70.641	68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.994	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.413	6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.303	18.09
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$927	$1,260
Place in performance rating	1944	1420
Price now	$489	$401.11
Processor Number	E5-2670V2	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	9.03	11.60
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.80 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	25600 KB (shared)	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	20
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	768 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)	115 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 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)