Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs E5-2673 V3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2673 V3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
8.96
+33.3%
Xeon E5-2470 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 95 Watt
6.72

Xeon E5-2673 V3 outperforms Xeon E5-2470 v2 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8541028
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency8.086.69
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2420
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data80 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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
Socket2011-3FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon E5-2470 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4024

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 E5-2673 V3 8.96
+33.3%
Xeon E5-2470 v2 6.72

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 E5-2673 V3 14233
+33.3%
Xeon E5-2470 v2 10675

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 E5-2673 V3 743
+55.1%
Xeon E5-2470 v2 479

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 E5-2673 V3 1579
Xeon E5-2470 v2 3160
+100%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.96 6.72
Recency 8 September 2014 1 September 2013
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 24 20
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2673 V3 has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

Xeon E5-2470 v2, on the other hand, has 10.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2673 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2470 v2 in performance tests.


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