[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 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 E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 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 E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2013

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
420th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

21963

Single Thread Rating

1569

Samples: 35*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 16,136
Thread: 1,642

^#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 E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	113,521 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	56,994 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	83 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	63,195 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,412 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	506,722 KBytes/Sec
Physics	987 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	21,633 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,569 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.
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 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz		21,963
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,238
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,334
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.33
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.36
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - 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		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,370
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,779
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz		1,569
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5111762 - Jan 19 2026		25730
BL3139407 - Dec 16 2025		21265
BL2724482 - Jun 27 2025		16440
BL2663911 - May 31 2025		18331
BL2606078 - May 06 2025		16745

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz		21,963
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		18,188 (-17.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		17,238 (-21.5%)
AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		25,161 (+14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		23,940 (+9.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		20,045 (-8.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		18,866 (-14.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		17,733 (-19.3%)
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		16,542 (-24.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		14,247 (-35.1%)
AMD EPYC 4244P vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		27,164 (+23.7%)
Intel Xeon W-2265 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		25,738 (+17.2%)
Intel Xeon W-3235 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2		25,598 (+16.5%)

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