Intel® Xeon™ E5-2670

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 is a server processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It launched in Jan 2012. Clocks run from 2.6 GHz base to 3.3 GHz boost. A 20-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.8 MB per core). It addresses DDR3 memory up to 384 GB across 4 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA2011 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (40 lanes). Rated TDP is 115 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 scores 1,468 in single-core performance and 8,877 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,610 for overall performance, 7,825 for productivity performance, 7,525 for creator performance, 9,099 for engineering performance and 6,623 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,110 per core, 555 per thread and 77 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 337. Its performance index is 45, so its overall performance is 55% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon E5-2670 scores 35,578 in integer math, 13,314 in floating-point math, 154,943 in compression, 2,802 in cryptography, 683 in physics simulation, 6,896 in vector SIMD, 45 in the prime sieve and 22,794 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 40% below in integer math, 71% below in floating-point math, 32% below in compression, 76% below in cryptography, 37% below in physics simulation, 56% below in vector SIMD, 33% below in the prime sieve and 1% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 has 8 physical cores and runs 16 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and boosts up to 3.30 GHz.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon E5 family, uses the Sandy Bridge architecture, carries the codename Sandy Bridge EP and is manufactured on a 32 nm process. It launched in Jan 2012.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 has 512 KB of L1 cache, 2 MB of L2 cache and 20 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 22.5 MB of cache, or 2.81 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 512 KB, L2 at 2 MB and L3 at 20 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 89% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 supports DDR3 memory, addresses up to 384 GB of memory, uses 4 memory channels, runs memory at up to 1,600 MT/s and delivers up to 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5, DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 uses the FCLGA2011 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 40 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 has a rated TDP of 115 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $1,552.

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 is also identified by the model number E5-2670.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon E5-2670. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA2011 socket as the Intel Xeon E5-2670 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2, Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition, Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3, Intel Xeon E5-4650 and Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3.