Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Intel Xeon L5520 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 L5520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 70°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
3.1x 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 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1787 vs 969
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21267 vs 4561

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs March 2009
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 70°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 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark	21267 vs 4561

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5520

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2032 vs 660
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6619 vs 6091

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2032 vs 660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6619 vs 6091

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1787

969

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21267

4561

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

660

2032

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6091

6619

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2	Intel Xeon L5520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787	969
PassMark - CPU mark	21267	4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	660	2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6091	6619
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 L5520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	September 2013	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,260	$100
Place in performance rating	1425	1432
Price now	$401.11	$12.92
Processor Number	E5-2680V2	L5520
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	11.60	100.00
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm2
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)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.48 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	8
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	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	60 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)