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Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 vs Xeon E5-2650 v2 vs Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Xeon E5-2697 v2

All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 3014 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.
×Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz×Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz×Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz×Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz×Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
Price $30 - BUY $129.95 - BUY Search Online Search Online $193.44 - BUY
Socket TypeFCLGA2011FCLGA2011FCLGA2011LGA2011FCLGA2011
CPU ClassServerServerServerServerServer
Clockspeed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz3.0 GHz2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.9 GHzUp to 3.4 GHzUp to 3.6 GHzUp to 3.3 GHzUp to 3.5 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 8)8 (Threads: 16)10 (Threads: 20)12 (Threads: 24)12 (Threads: 24)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 10MBL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 20MBL1: 640KB, L2: 2.5MB, L3: 25MBL1: 768KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 30MBL1: 768KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 30MB
TDP130W95W130W120W130W
Yearly Running Cost$23.73$17.34$23.73$21.90$23.73
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2013Q3 2013Q3 2013Q3 2013Q2 2013
# of Samples116375027795729
CPU Value218.575.766.00.073.9
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2015(0.0%)1679(-16.7%)1870(-7.2%)1693(-16.0%)1791(-11.2%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)6556(-54.1%)9836(-31.2%)13417(-6.1%)14062(-1.6%)14290(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz
6,556
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
9,836
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz
13,417
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz
14,062
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
14,290
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz
218.5
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
75.7
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz
66.0
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz
NA
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
73.9
CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz
2,015
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
1,679
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz
1,870
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz
1,693
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
1,791
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
Max TDP130W95W130W120W130W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANANANANA
Running cost per dayNANANANANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANANANANA
Running cost per yearNANANANANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.