Intel Xeon E7450 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 E7450

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2184533.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	25 MB vs 12 MB L3 Cache

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	9932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'08	10 September 2013
Place in performance rating	1865	1848
Processor Number	E7450	E5-1680V2
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1723
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	503 mm2
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C
Number of cores	6	8
Transistor count	1900 million
VID voltage range	0.900V-1.450V	0.65–1.30V
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		85 °C
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Number of threads		16
Operating Temperature Range		5°C - 85°C
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0