Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs E5-2670 v3

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 rating	594	608
Value for money	17.94	3.75
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date	8 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)

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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	24	20
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	356 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	88 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	1,400 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 configuration	2	2
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal design power (TDP)	120 Watt	130 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 extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	-
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	46 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 types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	40

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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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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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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