Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
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Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
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Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 or Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.70 GHz
Frequency
3.70 GHz
12
CPU Cores
4
3.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.90 GHz
24
CPU Threads
8
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
no data
Turbo (4 Cores)
3.90 GHz
3.10 GHz
Turbo (12 Cores)
no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 or Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2. 

No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
No
h265 8bit
No
No
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1866
Memory type
DDR3-1866
4
Memory channels
4
Yes
ECC
Yes
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
40
PCIe lanes
40

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

130 W
TDP
130 W
--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

30.00 MB
L3-Cache
10.00 MB
22 nm
Technology
22 nm
Ivy Bridge EP
Architecture
Ivy Bridge EP
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
LGA 2011
Socket
LGA 2011
Q3/2013
Release date
Q3/2013
ca. 1975 $
Market price
ca. 280 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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