Intel Xeon E5-2649 V3 vs E5-2673 V3

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2649 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	614	698
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date	no data	no data
Current price	$40	no data

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2649 V3 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	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	356 mm2	356 mm2
Number of transistors	2,600 million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2649 V3 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	2011-3	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2649 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2649 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2649 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2649 V3. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2649 V3.

PCIe version

3.0

3.0

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.

E5-2673 V3 outperforms E5-2649 V3 by 14% in our combined benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	11.23	9.84
Boost clock speed	2400	2300
Base clock speed	2400	2300

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