Xeon 6710E vs E5-2670 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon 6710E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking893not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.93no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.72no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$2,749

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon 6710E 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads2464
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB (per module)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon 6710E 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA20114710
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon 6710E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon 6710E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon 6710E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon 6710E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 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 E5-2670 v3 and Xeon 6710E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4088

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 3 June 2024
Physical cores 12 64
Threads 24 64
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 70.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6710E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

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