Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 vs E5-2620 |
Released July, 2014
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
 | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz | | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.5 GHz |
| | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,871 | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 80.2 °C |
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Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2620
- 2 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the E5-2620
| | Much more l3 cache 15 MB | | More cores 6 |
| | Much better performance per watt 6.57 pt/W | | Much better performance per dollar 1.52 pt/$ |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 50% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | 40% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,871 | vs | 1,231 | More than 50% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 80.2 °C | vs | 77.4 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Supports more RAM | 786,432 MB | vs | 393,216 MB | Supports 2x more RAM | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3 GHz | vs | 2.28 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Mar, 2012 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 15 MB | vs | 10 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 6.57 pt/W | vs | 2.19 pt/W | More than 3x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 1.52 pt/$ | vs | 0.68 pt/$ | Around 2.2x better performance per dollar | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 85.31W | Around 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 91.98 $/year | Around 10% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 25.29 $/year | Around 10% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2623 v3 vs E5-2620
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2623 v3 | vs | E5-2620 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Hexa core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.19 pt/W | 6.57 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 64,000 MB/s | 57,600 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 7,200 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 3,600 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5-2623 v3 | vs | E5-2620 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 12 | |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 15 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 80.2°C | Unknown - 77.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.28 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3 GHz | 2.28 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 6,400 MB/s | 42,666.64 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 393,216 MB | |
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