Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs E5-2676 V3

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Aggregated performance score

Xeon E5-2676 V3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads
8.81
Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads
8.81

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking780779
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.15
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Haswell-EP (2014)
Release dateJune 2015 (8 years old)8 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,589
Current price$50 $44 (0x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2424
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus supportno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 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 configuration22
Socket2011-3FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

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 E5-2676 V3 8.81
Xeon E5-2670 v3 8.81

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: 68%

Xeon E5-2676 V3 13616
Xeon E5-2670 v3 13618
+0%

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: 42%

Xeon E5-2676 V3 629
Xeon E5-2670 v3 928
+47.5%

E5-2670 v3 outperforms E5-2676 V3 by 48% 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: 42%

Xeon E5-2676 V3 2308
Xeon E5-2670 v3 5922
+157%

E5-2670 v3 outperforms E5-2676 V3 by 157% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2670 v3. The differences in performance seem too small.


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