Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 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 E5-2670 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1770 vs 1694
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24280 vs 22166
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 713 vs 705
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 7047

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770 vs 1694
PassMark - CPU mark	24280 vs 22166
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713 vs 705
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890 vs 7047

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

1694

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24280

22166

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

705

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7890

7047

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770	1694
PassMark - CPU mark	24280	22166
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713	705
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890	7047
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 E5-2670 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1739	1411
Processor Number	E5-2680V3	E5-2670V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	84.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	24
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	2S
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® AVX2
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	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)