Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 vs Intel Core i5-2320. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Released
Q3/2011
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Intel Core i5-2320
Intel Core i5-2320

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 or Intel Core i5-2320? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 135 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Core i5-2320 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q3/2011.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    539 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    8 times more cores

    12 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% better overclocked clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    587 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    725 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    298 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    148 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    359 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    334 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.7 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 135 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2320 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1550 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    256 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow Intel Core i 2000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 2000
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 6
  • Shader
    left arrow 48
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 2
  • Generation
    left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 10.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2011
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2320 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Intel Core i5-2320 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    135 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    30.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Sandy Bridge S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q3/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Intel Core i5-2320.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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