| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Xeon E5-2670 v2 |
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
| Foundry | Intel |
| Process Size | 22 nm |
| Transistors | 1,400 million |
| Die Size | 160 mm² |
| Market | Server/Workstation |
| Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Part# | SR1A7 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Clock | up to 3.3 GHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | No |
| Codename | Ivy Bridge-EP |
| Generation | Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP) |
| Memory Support | DDR3 |
| ECC Memory | Yes |
| # of Cores | 10 |
| # of Threads | 20 |
| SMP # CPUs | 2 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB (per core) |
| Features | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, TXT, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, F16C, EPT, ECC, HTT |
| Memory Bus | Quad-channel |
| PCI-Express | Gen 3 |
| Cache L3 | 25 MB (shared) |
| Benchmark rank | 665 |
| Benchmark samples | 65 |
| Benchmark price | 156 |
| Benchmark category | Server |
| Benchmark socket | FCLGA2011 |
| Benchmark date | 2014-02-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 115 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 2500 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 3300 |
| Benchmark cores | 10 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 2 |
| Benchmark threads | 20 |
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