Intel Xeon E5-4617 vs E5 2680 v2 |
Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-4617
- 2.9 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-4617
 | Higher clock speed 2.9 GHz | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 |
| | More l2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core |
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Released July, 2013
Intel Xeon E5 2680 v2
- 2.8 GHz
- Deca core
Reasons to buy the E5 2680 v2
| | Much more l3 cache 25 MB | | More threads 20 |
| | Much better performance per watt 12.44 pt/W | | More l2 cache 2.5 MB |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 2.9 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 25 MB | vs | 15 MB | More than 65% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 20 | vs | 6 | 14 more threads | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 12.44 pt/W | vs | 3.2 pt/W | Around 4x better performance per watt | |||
| 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 | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | More than 15% 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 | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 93.44W | vs | 105.63W | More than 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.49 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | More than 10% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2013 | vs | May, 2012 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-4617 vs E5 2680 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 E5-4617 | vs | E5 2680 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Deca core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
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 | 130W | 115W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.2 pt/W | 12.44 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 93.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 57,600 MB/s | 64,000 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 7,200 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,600 MHz | 4,000 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5-4617 | vs | E5 2680 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 6 | 20 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | 25 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 4 | 2 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.9 GHz | 3.49 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.9 GHz | 3.4 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 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51,200 MB/s | 59,733.32 MB/s | |
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