Intel Xeon E5 2689 vs Intel Xeon X5680

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2689 with 8 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Xeon X5680 with 6 cores 3.333GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2689 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR3-1600 vs DDR3)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (115W vs 130W)

Intel Xeon X5680 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2689

560

Intel Xeon X5680 +2%

574

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2689

3329

Intel Xeon X5680 +26%

4212

Intel Xeon E5 2689

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Intel Xeon X5680

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Feb 2010

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Westmere-EP

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

1.17 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

115 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

239 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-LGA10

CPU Performance

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.333 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

26.0

Multiplier

25.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1600

Memory Types

DDR3

4

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

40

PCIe Lanes

-

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