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Intel Xeon E5-2670

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Xeon E5-2670

Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon E5-2670

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Much more l3 cache 20 MB vs 6 MB More than 3.2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Much higher clock speed 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz Around 20% higher clock speed
Much better PassMark score 12,270 vs 2,951 Around 4.2x better PassMark score
More threads 16 vs 4 12 more threads
More cores 8 vs 4 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Much better performance per watt 7.31 pt/W vs 2.25 pt/W More than 3.2x better performance per watt
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.13 GHz vs 2.2 GHz More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 80 °C vs 55 °C More than 45% higher Maximum operating temperature
Newer manufacturing process 32 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much more l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core More than 65% more l3 cache per core
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.08 GHz vs 2.2 GHz More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer Mar, 2012 vs Jan, 2009 Release date over 3 years later
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Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W vs 93.44W 2.1x lower typical power consumption
Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year vs 100.74 $/year 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost
Much lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year vs 27.7 $/year 2.1x lower annual home energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2670 vs Opteron 2374 HE

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2670
14,255
Opteron 2374 HE
4,259

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2670
2,209
Opteron 2374 HE
1,223

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2670
1,740,000 MB/s
Opteron 2374 HE
94,100 MB/s

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2670
15,347
Opteron 2374 HE
4,280

GeekBench

Xeon E5-2670
22,189
Opteron 2374 HE
4,280

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E5-2670
12,270
Opteron 2374 HE
2,951

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E5-2670  vs
Opteron 2374 HE 
Clock speed 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz
Cores Octa core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 2011
F

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
3DNow!
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 115W 55W
Annual home energy cost 27.7 $/year 13.25 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 100.74 $/year 48.18 $/year
Performance per watt 7.31 pt/W 2.25 pt/W
Typical power consumption 93.44W 44.69W

bus
Clock speed 4,000 MHz 2,000 MHz

details

 Xeon E5-2670  vs
Opteron 2374 HE 
Threads 16 4
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
L3 cache 20 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 2 2
Clock multiplier 33 11
Voltage range 0.6 - 1.35V 1 - UnknownV
Operating temperature Unknown - 80°C 0 - 55°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.13 GHz 2.2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.08 GHz 2.2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.13 GHz 2.2 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
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