Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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 E5-2680 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1769 vs 1260
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24252 vs 10978

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1769 vs 1260
PassMark - CPU mark	24252 vs 10978

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450

Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1769

1260

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24252

10978

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1769	1260
PassMark - CPU mark	24252	10978
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1716	1683
Processor Number	E5-2680V3	E5-2450
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$722.22
Value for money (0-100)		4.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	24	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	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
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)