Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Launch date 10 September 2013 vs March 2012
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 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 15360 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667

  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 256 GB
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667

Name Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667
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 1567
PassMark - CPU mark 12842
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4039

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date 10 September 2013 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $1723 $714
Place in performance rating 1742 1728
Processor Number E5-1680V2 E5-2667
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $226
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Value for money (0-100) 13.51

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.90 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 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 16 12
Operating Temperature Range 5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.60V-1.35V
Die size 435 mm
Maximum core temperature 85.0°C
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 2270 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 51.2 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 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 130 Watt
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
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)