Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs E5-2680 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
11.65
+25.3%

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E5-2697 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking592739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money29.4421.56
Market segmentWorkstationServer
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)Intel Xeon (Desktop)
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)1 September 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$1,723
Current price$138 (0.1x MSRP)$102 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 37% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697 v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E5-2697 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus support9.6 GT/s / QPI8GT/s
L1 cache448 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache35 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size306.18 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C86 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E5-2697 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E5-2697 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
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
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E5-2697 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 E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E5-2697 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E5-2697 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E5-2697 v2.

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 E5-2680 v4 11.65
+25.3%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 9.30

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.


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 E5-2680 v4 17892
+25.3%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 14280

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 25% 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: 42%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1010
+82.6%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 553

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 83% 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 E5-2680 v4 6985
+62.7%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 4293

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 63% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 3707
Xeon E5-2697 v2 4173
+12.6%

E5-2697 v2 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 13% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 30922
Xeon E5-2697 v2 34776
+12.5%

E5-2697 v2 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 12% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 8286
Xeon E5-2697 v2 8843
+6.7%

E5-2697 v2 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 7% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 18
+0.3%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 18

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1657
+6.9%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 1550

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 7% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 100
Xeon E5-2697 v2 105
+5%

E5-2697 v2 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 5% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1.13
Xeon E5-2697 v2 1.25
+10.6%

E5-2697 v2 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 11% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 9.4
+8%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 8.7

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 8% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6323
Xeon E5-2697 v2 7269
+15%

E5-2697 v2 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 15% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 137
Xeon E5-2697 v2 165
+20.6%

E5-2697 v2 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 21% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 79
Xeon E5-2697 v2 85
+7.7%

E5-2697 v2 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 8% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.65 9.30
Recency 20 June 2016 1 September 2013
Physical cores 14 12
Threads 28 24
Cost $1745 $1723
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 130 Watt

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697 v2 in performance tests.


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