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Intel Xeon E5 2650 v2
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5 2650 v2 based on its cost to run.
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Released July, 2013
Intel Xeon E5 2680 v2
- 2.8 GHz
- Deca core
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5 2680 v2
 | Much more l3 cache 25 MB | | Significantly higher clock speed 2.8 GHz |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 82 °C | | More l2 cache 2.5 MB |
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Expected September, 2013
Intel Xeon E5 2650 v2
- 2.6 GHz
- Octa core
5.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 2650 v2
| | Lower typical power consumption 77.19W | | Lower annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year |
| | Lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2680 v2 vs 2650 v2 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 25 MB | vs | 20 MB | 25% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 82 °C | vs | 75 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More l2 cache | 2.5 MB | vs | 2 MB | 25% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| More threads | 20 | vs | 16 | 4 more threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.93 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.49 GHz | vs | 3.41 GHz | Almost the same | |||
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| Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 93.44W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5 2680 v2 vs 2650 v2
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5 2680 v2 | vs | 2650 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Deca core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 115W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 12.44 pt/W | 8.85 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 93.44W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 64,000 MB/s | 64,000 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 4,000 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5 2680 v2 | vs | 2650 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 20 | 16 | |
| L2 cache | 2.5 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 25 MB | 20 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 28 | 26 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 82°C | Unknown - 75°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.93 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.49 GHz | 3.41 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.4 GHz | 2.93 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 | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 59,733.32 MB/s | 59,733.32 MB/s | |
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