Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 vs E5-1680 v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-1680 v2
8.31
+4%

E5-1680 v2 outperforms E5-2687W v2 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking820839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.434.69
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date10 September 2013 (10 years old)1 September 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,605
Current price$4024 $343 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2687W v2 has 991% better value for money than Xeon E5-1680 v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size341 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,800 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
VID voltage range0.65–1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data46 Bit
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size256 GB256 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-1680 v2 8.31
+4%
Xeon E5-2687W v2 7.99

E5-1680 v2 outperforms E5-2687W v2 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-1680 v2 12758
+4%
Xeon E5-2687W v2 12265

E5-1680 v2 outperforms E5-2687W v2 by 4% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-1680 v2 654
+4.8%
Xeon E5-2687W v2 624

E5-1680 v2 outperforms E5-2687W v2 by 5% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-1680 v2 4020
Xeon E5-2687W v2 4022
+0%

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.31 7.99
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Xeon E5-2687W v2. The differences in performance seem too small.


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