Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 12 more threads: 24 vs 12
  • 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 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1768 vs 1567
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24248 vs 12842
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 713 vs 672
  • Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 4039
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1768 vs 1567
PassMark - CPU mark 24248 vs 12842
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 713 vs 672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7890 vs 4039

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 85.0°C vs 84.5°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 85.0°C vs 84.5°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1768
1567
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24248
12842
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
713
672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7890
4039
Name Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2667
PassMark - Single thread mark 1768 1567
PassMark - CPU mark 24248 12842
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 713 672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7890 4039
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 E5-2667

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'14 March 2012
Place in performance rating 1714 1728
Processor Number E5-2680V3 E5-2667
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $714
Price now $226
Value for money (0-100) 13.51

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.90 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 85.0°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 6
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 24 12
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.60V-1.35V
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count 2270 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 51.2 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 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
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)