Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2689

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.70 GHz

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.70 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 52°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	September 2013 vs 6 Mar 2012
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 52°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.539
PassMark - Single thread mark		1352
PassMark - CPU mark		11745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3249

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	6 Mar 2012	September 2013
Place in performance rating	2155	1992
Processor Number	E5-2689	E5-2420V2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$480
Price now		$579.95
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.38
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	52°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	16	12
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	0.65-1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		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)