Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Intel Xeon X5650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Intel Xeon X5650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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 v4

Intel Xeon X5650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 0 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 81.3°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 288 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1324
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 10165
6.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3508 vs 515
9.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 3060

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 March 2016 vs March 2010
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 81.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	448 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955 vs 1324
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 10165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508 vs 515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097 vs 3060

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5650

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 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1955

1324

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28233

10165

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3508

515

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

30097

3060

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4	Intel Xeon X5650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955	1324
PassMark - CPU mark	28233	10165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508	515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097	3060
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.497

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4	Intel Xeon X5650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Westmere EP
Launch date	10 March 2016	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	$53
Place in performance rating	129	2290
Price now	$1,762.90	$29.91
Processor Number	E5-2680V4	X5650
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.32	73.02
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	306 mm	239 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache	448 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	81.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	14	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	12
Transistor count	4700 Million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0	0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	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® SSE4.2
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	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)