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[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.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

[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: 110.83

Overall Rank:
394th 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
23538
Single Thread Rating
1783

Samples: 88*
*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 Math123,669 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math60,963 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers86 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting62,179 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,861 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression515,960 KBytes/Sec
Physics997 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions30,116 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,783 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,929
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,975
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 28,040
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz
 23,538
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,270
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,247
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,387
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 9,307
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz
 110.83
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.48
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 40.47
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 36.30
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
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,679
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,123
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 2,038
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,932
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,784
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz
 1,783
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
 1,093
Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3085295 - Nov 26 2025
18552
BL3076974 - Nov 23 2025 [Overclocked]
26500
BL3066349 - Nov 19 2025 [Overclocked]
26685
BL3054831 - Nov 15 2025 [Overclocked]
24515
BL2980719 - Oct 16 2025
24601
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 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 2.50GHz
 23,538
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 17,270 (-26.6%)
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 14,730 (-37.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 11,865 (-49.6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 26,447 (+12.4%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 23,253 (-1.2%)
AMD EPYC 7351 vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 23,226 (-1.3%)
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 14,868 (-36.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 13,039 (-44.6%)
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 21,438 (-8.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 14,247 (-39.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 12,582 (-46.5%)
AMD EPYC 4245P vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
 31,135 (+32.3%)