Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 sales 1 July 2014. This is desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 10 cores and 20 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2011-3 processor with a TDP of 105 Watt. It supports DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133 memory.

General info

Of Xeon E5-2650 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	527
Value for money	30.93
Market segment	Server
Release date	1 July 2014 (7 years ago)
Price now	$103	of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	20
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS)
L3 cache	25 MB Intel® Smart Cache	of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998)
Chip lithography	22 nm	of 5 (Apple M1)
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	-
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v3 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration	2	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal design power (TDP)	105 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
TSX	-
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
Flex Memory Access	-
Demand Based Switching	+
PAE	46 Bit

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+
EDB	+
Secure Key	+
Identity Protection	-
OS Guard	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	of 4800 (Ryzen 9 6980HX)
Maximum memory size	768 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	4	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	of 281.6 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
ECC memory support	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E5-2650 v3. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Overall 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.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Xeon E5-2650 v3. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)

161 Mh/s

Relative perfomance

Overall Xeon E5-2650 v3 performance compared to nearest competitors among server CPUs.

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