Xeon E5649 vs E5-2697 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697 v2
2013
12 cores / 24 threads, 130 Watt
8.99
+151%
Xeon E5649
2011
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
3.58

Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Xeon E5649 by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5649 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8561522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.961.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency6.544.23
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)14 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 26% better value for money than Xeon E5649.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5649 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus rate8GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)12288 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5649 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5649. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit40 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5649 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5649 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5649. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB288 GB
Max memory channels43
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E5649.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 E5-2697 v2 8.99
+151%
Xeon E5649 3.58

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 E5-2697 v2 14279
+151%
Xeon E5649 5686

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 E5-2697 v2 556
+16.6%
Xeon E5649 477

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 E5-2697 v2 4342
+47%
Xeon E5649 2953

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.99 3.58
Recency 1 September 2013 14 February 2011
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v2 has a 151.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5649, on the other hand, has 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2697 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5649 in performance tests.


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