Xeon E5345 vs E5-2697 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697 v2
2013
12 cores / 24 threads, 130 Watt
9.33
+665%

Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Xeon E5345 by a whopping 665% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8452350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.960.04
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency6.541.39
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Clovertown (2006−2007)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)14 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723$851

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 4800% better value for money than Xeon E5345.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5345 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz0.33 GHz
Bus rate8GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB (per die)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size160 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5345 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
SocketFCLGA2011LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit32 Bit
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5345 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5345.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 E5-2697 v2 9.33
+665%
Xeon E5345 1.22

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.

Xeon E5-2697 v2 14275
+664%
Xeon E5345 1868

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.

Xeon E5-2697 v2 555
+74%
Xeon E5345 319

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.

Xeon E5-2697 v2 4336
+311%
Xeon E5345 1054

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.33 1.22
Recency 1 September 2013 14 November 2006
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v2 has a 664.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5345, on the other hand, has 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2697 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5345 in performance tests.


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