Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5507

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Intel Xeon E5507 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 E5507

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1785 vs 1026
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21269 vs 4256
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6091 vs 5147

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs March 2010
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785 vs 1026
PassMark - CPU mark	21269 vs 4256
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6091 vs 5147

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5507

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1822 vs 660

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1822 vs 660

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5507

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

1026

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21269

4256

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

660

1822

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6091

5147

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2	Intel Xeon E5507
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	1026
PassMark - CPU mark	21269	4256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	660	1822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6091	5147
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 E5507
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	September 2013	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,260	$457
Place in performance rating	1544	1551
Price now	$401.11	$456.91
Processor Number	E5-2680V2	E5507
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	11.60	2.02
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 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)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	4
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 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	40-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)