Intel Xeon X5670 vs E5-2630L v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2630L v2
4.36
+10.1%

E5-2630L v2 outperforms X5670 by 10% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Xeon X5670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12431328
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.761.06
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataXeon (Desktop)
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2013 (10 years old)16 March 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$67
Current price$595 $80 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5670 has 39% better value for money than Xeon E5-2630L v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Xeon X5670 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus supportno data6400 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °C81 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Xeon X5670 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Xeon X5670. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit40 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Xeon X5670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Xeon X5670 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Xeon X5670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB288 GB
Max memory channels43
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Xeon X5670.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 E5-2630L v2 4.36
+10.1%
Xeon X5670 3.96

E5-2630L v2 outperforms X5670 by 10% 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 E5-2630L v2 6701
+10.1%
Xeon X5670 6089

E5-2630L v2 outperforms X5670 by 10% 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 E5-2630L v2 426
Xeon X5670 481
+12.9%

X5670 outperforms E5-2630L v2 by 13% 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 E5-2630L v2 2198
Xeon X5670 2251
+2.4%

X5670 outperforms E5-2630L v2 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.36 3.96
Recency 1 September 2013 16 March 2010
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 95 Watt

The Xeon E5-2630L v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5670 in performance tests.


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