Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-09

The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 is a 10 core processor. It can handle 20 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2013. The Intel Xeon E5-2690 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 E5-2690 v2 scores 802 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 7,288 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2.
Name:	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Family:	Intel Xeon E5
CPU group:	Intel Xeon E5 v2
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge EP
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 10 CPU cores of the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 clock with 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	10 / 20
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	10x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 Cores):	3.30 GHz

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 E5-2690 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:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

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 E5-2690 v2 supports up to 768 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 59.7 GB/s.

DDR3-1866	59.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	768 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 E5-2690 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 E5-2690 v2 has a 25.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. 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:	1700 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-2690 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 300U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	803
	Intel Pentium G4600T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	803
	MediaTek Dimensity 930 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	803
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	802
	MediaTek Kompanio 1300T 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	802
	Intel Core i5-5287U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	802
	Intel Core i7-4558U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	802

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U 8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz	7300
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz	7300
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	7298
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	7288
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	7270
	Intel Core i5-11400 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	7270
	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 15C 30T @ 3.10 GHz	7269

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 Core i7-3770T 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	715
	Intel Pentium G4400 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	714
	AMD EPYC 7281 16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz	713
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	712
	Intel Pentium G3450 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	710
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	708
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	708

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 Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	5037
	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	5023
	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz	5012
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	4996
	Intel Core i3-N305 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4965
	Intel Core i5-1145GRE 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4965
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	4955

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y 12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz	16458
	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U 6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz	16420
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz	16420
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	16394
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	16352
	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	16343
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 6C 12T @ 4.15 GHz	16335

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 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
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	4160
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	4160
	Intel Core i7-10875H 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	4107
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	4092

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-3870K 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	77
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	77
	Intel Pentium 3805U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	77
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	76
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	76
	AMD A12-9720P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	76
	Intel Core i5-4200Y 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	76

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Silver 4114 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	1439
	Intel Xeon Silver 4114T 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	1439
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1434
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	1413
	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz	1404
	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz	1404
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	1403

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,398 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,371 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,646 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,597 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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