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

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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 E5-2670 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 82°C
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1694 vs 1587
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22166 vs 18965
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 705 vs 546
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7047 vs 6174

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 82°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1694 vs 1587
PassMark - CPU mark	22166 vs 18965
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705 vs 546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047 vs 6174

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1694

1587

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22166

18965

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

705

546

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7047

6174

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1694	1587
PassMark - CPU mark	22166	18965
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705	546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047	6174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.749
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.303

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1411	1944
Processor Number	E5-2670V3	E5-2670V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$927
Price now		$489
Value for money (0-100)		9.03
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.50 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	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	20
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		25600 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 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 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	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)