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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

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Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

More Total Cores: 10 (10 vs 4)
Larger L3 Cache: 25MB shared (25MB shared vs 10 MB)

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Higher Memory Type: DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133 (DDR3 vs DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133)
Newer Launch Date: September 2014 (September 2013 vs September 2014)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

Intel

September 2013

Launch Date

September 2014

Server

Platform

Server

Xeon E5-2680 v2

Model Name

E5-1620V3

Ivy Bridge-EP

Code Name

Haswell

Intel

Foundry

Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Basic Frequency

3.50 GHz

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Yes

Max Turbo Frequency

3.60 GHz

2.8 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Yes

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency

3.60 GHz

64K per core

L1 Cache

256K per core

L2 Cache

25MB shared

L3 Cache

10 MB

100MHz

Bus Frequency

Cache

10 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Intel Socket 2011

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCLGA2011

28.0

Multiplier

Unlocked Multiplier

Intel AES New Instructions

Yes

22 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

22 nm

115 W

TDP

140 W

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

3.0

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

64-bit

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Yes

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

x4 | x8 | x16

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR3

Memory Type

DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

768 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes

Intel Flex Memory Access

Miscellaneous

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Intel® AVX2

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes