Xeon X5680 vs E5-2665

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2665
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
5.43
+21.5%

Xeon E5-2665 outperforms Xeon X5680 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2665 and Xeon X5680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11771350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.754.23
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.313.14
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)14 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$142$172

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2665 has 83% better value for money than Xeon X5680.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2665 and Xeon X5680 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °C79 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2665 and Xeon X5680 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)115 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2665 and Xeon X5680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2665 and Xeon X5680 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2665 and Xeon X5680 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2665 and Xeon X5680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 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 E5-2665 and Xeon X5680.

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 E5-2665 5.43
+21.5%
Xeon X5680 4.47

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.

Xeon E5-2665 8307
+21.4%
Xeon X5680 6842

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.

Xeon E5-2665 493
Xeon X5680 529
+7.3%

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.

Xeon E5-2665 2996
+20.6%
Xeon X5680 2485

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.43 4.47
Recency 6 March 2012 14 February 2010
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon E5-2665 has a 21.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 13% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2665 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5680 in performance tests.


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