Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2692 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2680 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Around 64% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1785 vs 1571
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21232 vs 12119

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785 vs 1571
PassMark - CPU mark	21232 vs 12119

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
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
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 115 Watt

Number of cores	12 vs 10
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared) vs 25600 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

1571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21232

12119

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	1571
PassMark - CPU mark	21232	12119
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,260
Place in performance rating	1412	1413
Price now	$401.11
Processor Number	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	11.60
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	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)	30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	10	12
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	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
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)