Xeon 6520P vs Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2
We compared two server CPUs: Xeon 6520P with 24 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2 with 8 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Xeon 6520P 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 1866)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (144MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)
Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Lower TDP (130W vs 210W)
Score
General Parameters
Feb 2025
Release Date
Sep 2013
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Granite Rapids
Core Architecture
Ivy Bridge-EP
Intel Socket 4710
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-SP)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.8 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
210 W
Power Consumption
130 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
598 mm²
Die Size
341 mm²
10 nm
I/O Process Size
-
2x 241
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
24
Total Core Count
8
48
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
30.0
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
144 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
2
SMP
1
2
AVX-512 FMA Ports
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR3-1866
4 TB
Max Memory Size
-
8
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3
88
PCIe Lanes
-
