[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 12^# Threads: 24^#

Typical TDP: 120 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 12 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 30 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 112.39

Overall Rank:
350th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $212.38 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2022-07-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

23869

Single Thread Rating

1782

Samples: 82*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 17,063
Thread: 1,762

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	124,090 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	61,079 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	88 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	63,074 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,055 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	517,831 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,022 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	30,117 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,782 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,160
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		33,695
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,044
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		24,917
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz		23,869
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,417
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,290
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,393
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		6,993

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz		112.39
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		82.18
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.87
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		36.51
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		30.13
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		3,999
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,569
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,679
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,009
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,935
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,791
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz		1,782
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,092

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2659867 - May 29 2025		21599
BL2657425 - May 28 2025		17486
BL2653013 - May 26 2025		21324
BL2596915 - May 02 2025		22126
BL2532577 - Apr 05 2025		22251

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz
As of 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz		23,869
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		17,417 (-27.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		14,826 (-37.9%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		23,198 (-2.8%)
AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		21,621 (-9.4%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		26,695 (+11.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		13,064 (-45.3%)
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		21,540 (-9.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		14,290 (-40.1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		29,552 (+23.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		26,076 (+9.2%)
AMD EPYC 7351P vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		26,042 (+9.1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3		24,013 (+0.6%)

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