Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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 E5-2450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	10 September 2013 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	25 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 256 GB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2450
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		1260
PassMark - CPU mark		10978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	10 September 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1723	$500
Place in performance rating	1735	1731
Processor Number	E5-1680V2	E5-2450
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$722.22
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Value for money (0-100)		4.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Operating Temperature Range	5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Die size		294 mm
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability		2S Only
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)