Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Intel Xeon X5670

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Intel Xeon X5670 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Intel Xeon X5670

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.33 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: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 288 GB
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1709 vs 1415
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22852 vs 10890
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 654 vs 564
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6947 vs 3291
3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 11.052 vs 2.874
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 75.574 vs 56.955
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.157 vs 0.811
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 5.429 vs 3.679
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 14.769 vs 13.469

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2013 vs March 2010
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 81.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1709 vs 1415
PassMark - CPU mark	22852 vs 10890
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654 vs 564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6947 vs 3291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.052 vs 2.874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	75.574 vs 56.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.157 vs 0.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.429 vs 3.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	14.769 vs 13.469

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5670

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1709

1415

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22852

10890

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

654

564

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6947

3291

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

11.052

2.874

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

75.574

56.955

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.157

0.811

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.429

3.679

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.769

13.469

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2	Intel Xeon X5670
PassMark - Single thread mark	1709	1415
PassMark - CPU mark	22852	10890
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654	564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6947	3291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.052	2.874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	75.574	56.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.157	0.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.429	3.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	14.769	13.469
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4238

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2	Intel Xeon X5670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Westmere EP
Launch date	10 September 2013	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	$67
Place in performance rating	1743	2214
Price now	$2,235.02	$66.59
Processor Number	E5-2697V2	X5670
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.30	35.08
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	239 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	8GT / s	6400 MHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	81.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	12
Transistor count	1400 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	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® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)