Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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 E5-2670 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 75°C
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1694 vs 1657
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22166 vs 17381
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 705 vs 618
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7047 vs 4894

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 75°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1694 vs 1657
PassMark - CPU mark	22166 vs 17381
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705 vs 618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047 vs 4894

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1694

1657

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22166

17381

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

705

618

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7047

4894

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1694	1657
PassMark - CPU mark	22166	17381
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705	618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047	4894
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 E5-2670 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1411	2035
Processor Number	E5-2670V3	E5-2650V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$650
Price now		$260.56
Value for money (0-100)		14.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	95 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 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® AVX2	Intel® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)