Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a 8 core processor. It can handle 16 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2013. The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 is based on the 4. generation of the Intel Xeon E5 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 2011. The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 scores 871 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 6,228 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2.
Name:	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Family:	Intel Xeon E5 (71)
CPU group:	Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge EP
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 8 CPU cores of the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 clock with 3.00 GHz (3.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	8 / 16
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	8x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the no iGPU, the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has an build in graphic solution. It has -- SM processors, which have a total of -- texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 supports up to 256 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 59.7 GB/s.

DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333 DDR3-1600 DDR3-1866	34.2 GB/s 42.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	256 GB
Memory channels:	4 (Quad Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 40
PCIe Bandwidth:	39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a TDP of 130 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	130 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a 25.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 2011
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	25.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q3/2013
Release price:	1723 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz (3.90 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon 200GE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	872
	Intel Core i5-7300U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	872
	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	872
	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	871
	MediaTek Dimensity 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	871
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	871
	Intel Core i3-7101TE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	871

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-11700T 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	6247
	Intel Core i7-10750H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	6243
	Intel Core i7-10700TE 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	6234
	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	6228
	Intel Core i9-10880H 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	6189
	Intel Xeon D-2146NT 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	6178
	Intel Xeon E-2276M 6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz	6166

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Pentium G4620 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	805
	Intel Xeon D-1528 6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	805
	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	805
	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	804
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	799
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	796
	Intel Pentium G4520 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	795

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon E-2224G 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	4588
	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	4586
	Intel Core i5-9600T 6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz	4561
	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	4558
	Intel Core i3-10305T 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	4534
	Google Tensor G3 8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz	4533
	Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	4524

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-11400 6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz	4249
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	4216
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	4196
	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	4188
	Intel Core i7-9700K 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4167
	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4164
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	4163

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

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