Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1410 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
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

Launch date	10 September 2013 vs May 2012
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1410
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
PassMark - Single thread mark		1405
PassMark - CPU mark		4852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1410
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	10 September 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1723
Place in performance rating	1739	1725
Processor Number	E5-1680V2
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Operating Temperature Range	5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Die size		294 mm
Transistor count		1270 million
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	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)