Xeon E5-2692 v2 vs E5-2650 v3

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon E5-2692 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	858	855
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.36	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$37	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon E5-2692 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	20	24
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	356 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon E5-2692 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 configuration	2	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	2011
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon E5-2692 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon E5-2692 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon E5-2692 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon E5-2692 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon E5-2692 v2.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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.

E5-2692 v2 outperforms E5-2650 v3 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	7.72	7.84
Recency	8 September 2014	1 September 2013
Physical cores	10	12
Threads	20	24
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	100 Watt

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