Intel Xeon E5-2676 V3 vs E5-2678 v3

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General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2676 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating549583
Value for money6.87no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeonno data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Haswell-EP (2014)
Release dateno datano data
Current price$69 $38
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Technical specs

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2676 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 speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3072 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2676 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
SocketLGA2011-32011-3
Thermal design power (TDP)120 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2676 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2676 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2676 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2676 V3. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2676 V3.

PCIe version3.03.0

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 11.65
+5.1%
Xeon E5-2676 V3 11.08
  • Passmark
  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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: 67%

Xeon E5-2678 v3 14682
+5.1%
Xeon E5-2676 V3 13964

Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-2676 V3 by 5% 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: 37%

Xeon E5-2678 v3 967
+53.7%
Xeon E5-2676 V3 629

Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-2676 V3 by 54% 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: 37%

Xeon E5-2678 v3 6380
+176%
Xeon E5-2676 V3 2308

Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-2676 V3 by 176% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 11.65 11.08
Boost clock speed 3300 3000
Base clock speed 2500 2400

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