Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 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: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 25600 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451
PassMark - Single thread mark		1587
PassMark - CPU mark		18965
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		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 E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Place in performance rating	867	1944
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3	E5-2670V2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$927
Price now		$489
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.03
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	24	20
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)