Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs E5-2670 v3

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General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-2690 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating594608
Value for money17.943.75
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date8 September 2014 (8 years old)1 September 2013 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$2,697
Current price$107 (0.1x MSRP)$495 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

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Technical specs

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-2690 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2420
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C88 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-2690 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011-3FCLGA2011
Thermal design power (TDP)120 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-2690 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-2690 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-2690 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-2690 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E5-2690 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

Benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 10.94
+1.7%
Xeon E5-2690 v2 10.76
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  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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: 67%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 13794
+1.7%
Xeon E5-2690 v2 13560

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 by 2% 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: 37%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 879
+51%
Xeon E5-2690 v2 582

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 by 51% 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: 37%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 5843
+39%
Xeon E5-2690 v2 4204

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 by 39% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 10.94 10.76
Recency 8 September 2014 1 September 2013
Cost $1589 $2697
Boost clock speed 3100 3600
Base clock speed 2300 3000
Thermal design power (TDP) 120 Watt 130 Watt

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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Xeon E5-2690 v2

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