Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 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.

 

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 38% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 37% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 52°C
  • 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 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.092 vs 3.868
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs 6 Mar 2012
Maximum core temperature 71°C vs 52°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.092 vs 3.868

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.868
4.092
Name Intel Xeon E5-2689 Intel Xeon E5-2620 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 4.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.539
PassMark - Single thread mark 1283
PassMark - CPU mark 10850
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3141

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2689 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date 6 Mar 2012 September 2013
Place in performance rating 2151 2154
Processor Number E5-2689 E5-2620V2
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $417
Price now $42.59
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 60.17

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 52°C 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of QPI Links 2 2
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 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 768 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 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm

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 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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)