Xeon E5-2670 v4: specs and benchmarks

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Summary

Intel started Xeon E5-2670 v4 sales 20 June 2016. This is a Broadwell architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 14 cores and 28 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3100 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 120 Watt.

Primary details

Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the rankingnot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads28
Boost clock speed3.1 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus typeQPI
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier31of 42 (Core i7-7700K)
L2 cache3.5 MBof 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache35 MBof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size306.18 mm2
Number of transistors4700 Millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v4 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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)of 8 (Opteron 842)
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattof 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v4's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Maximum memory size1,536 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes40of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E5-2670 v4. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



We have no data on Xeon E5-2670 v4 benchmark results.


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