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Intel

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

Processor Released Sep 10, 2013

CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
Maximum boost clock: 3.4 GHz
Thermal design power: 95 W

Rendering performance

Benchmark setupMedian score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.3.0 / Windows / CPU

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2 71.99 samples/min 3 complete runs · Middle 50%: 68.48 - 72.84 · 8 core / 16 thread · Latest: 2025-02-15

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Bitcoin MiningOS X / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

9.88^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Bitcoin MiningWindows / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

68.35^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Face DetectionOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

7.75^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Face DetectionWindows / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

44.80^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Ocean Surface SimulationOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

67.38^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Particle Simulation - 64kOS X / OpenCL / compute · mInteraction/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

84.43^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

0.89^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

TV-L1 Optical FlowOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

1.76^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Video CompositionOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

3.68^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark9,995^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,675^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark9,956^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark13,111^*Platform unreported Compare results

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Test version

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

15.14 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 15, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

71.99 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 15, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 68.483035288751
75th percentile: 72.836769524049

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

22.85 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 15, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

33.90 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 15, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

12.64 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 8, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

66.12 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 8, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 62.94884153804
75th percentile: 66.907413357368

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

21.63 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 8, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

31.62 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 8, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

12.84 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 22, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

68.14 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 22, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 67.726411204551
75th percentile: 68.213678576042

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

22.00 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 22, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v2

32.99 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 22, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
CPU sockets: 1

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 16
Base clock: 2.6 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency: 3.4 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 59.70 GB/s^*
Reported CPU clock: 2.6 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.4 GHz
L3 cache: 20 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge^*
Socket / package: LGA 2011
Process node: 22 nm
Reported chip die area: 160 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 95 W^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Hardware threads per core: 2^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
20 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
20 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 2011

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 4
Video memory type: DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866^*

Supported memory

DDR3-1866
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,866 MT/s
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866^*

CPU memory support

DDR3-800
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
800 MT/s
DDR3-1066
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,066 MT/s
DDR3-1333
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s
DDR3-1600
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,600 MT/s
DDR3-1866
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,866 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 95 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Maximum turbo frequency

3.4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

native_context

Clock scope: Maximum turbo declaration; not measured or sustained all-core frequency^*

Codename

Ivy Bridge-EP^*

Processor model

E5-2650 v2^*

Full processor designation

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60^*

Processor family

Intel Xeon E5/E3^*

Launch year

precision: year^*
text: 2013^*

Declared memory capacity

0.768^* TB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

CPU cores

8^*

L3 cache

20^* MB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

Thermal design power declaration

95^* W

CPU threads

16^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

Release: Sep 1st, 2013^*
Name: Xeon E5-2650 v2^*
Codename: Ivy Bridge-EP^*
Cores: 8 / 16^*
Clock: 2.6 to 3.4 GHz^*
Socket: Socket 2011^*
Process: 22^* nm
L3 Cache: 20MB^*
TDP: 95^* W

Specifications 3 · 9 fields

model: E5-2650 v2^*
date: 2013-01-07^*
clock: 2,600^*
max clock: 3,400^*
hw nthreadspercore: 2^*
hw ncores: 8^*
tdp: 95^*
name Processor code name: Ivy Bridge EP^*
name Processor family: Xeon^*

Specifications 4 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz^*
cores: 8^*
cores: 8^*
logicals: 2^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 111^*
samples: 443^*
price: 60^*
price: 120^*
tdp: 95^*
tdp: 95^*
date: 2013-07-01^*
date: 2013-07-01^*
socket: FCLGA2011^*
socket: FCLGA2011^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 2,600^*
speed: 2,600^*
turbo: 3,400^*
turbo: 3,400^*
cpuCount: 1^*
cpuCount: 2^*

Specifications 5 · 27 fields

name: Xeon E5-2650 v2^*
Release Date: Sep 1st, 2013^*
Part#: SR1A8^*
Frequency: 2.6^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 3.4 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 26.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Ivy Bridge-EP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 2011^*
Generation: Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 8^*
# of Threads: 16^*
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^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Memory Bus: Quad-channel^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 20 MB (shared)^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Die Size: 160^* mm²
Market: Server/Workstation^*

Specifications 6 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz^*

Specifications 7 · 10 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2013-09-01^*
Process Size (nm): 22^* nm
TDP (W): 95^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 160^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,400^*
Freq (MHz): 2,600^* MHz

Specifications 8 · 20 fields

turbo frequency: 3,400^*
cache size: 20,480^*
tdp: 95^*
socket: FCLGA2011^*
memory type: DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866^*
cores: 8^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 805,306,368^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 75^*
package size: 52.5mm x 51mm^*
threads: 16^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 9,956^*
processor number: E5-2650V2^*
launch date: 2013-08-01^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 8^*
base frequency: 2,600^*

Specifications 9 · 55 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$1166.00-$1171.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® TSX-NI

No^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

Yes^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

No^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

8^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

x4 | x8 | x16^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

40^*

Scalability

2S Only^*

Cache

20.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Total Threads

16^*

Max Turbo Frequency

3.4^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

3.4^* GHz

Processor Base Frequency

2.6^* GHz

Bus Speed

8^* GT/s

TDP

95^* W

# of QPI Links

2^*

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q3'13^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Tuesday | June 30 | 2020^*

Supply Status

Discontinued^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

768^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866^*

Max # of Memory Channels

4^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

59.7^* GB/s

Physical Address Extensions

46-bit^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Processor Number

E5-2650V2^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA2011^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Max CPU Configuration

2^*

Package Size

52.5mm x 51mm^*

TCASE

75^* °C

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AVX^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Specifications 10 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz^*
socket: FCLGA2011^*
category: Server^*
price: $249.00^*
mark: 13,111^*
value: 52.66^*
single thread: 1,673^*
single thread value: 6.72^*
tdp: 95^*
powerperf: 138^*
testdate: Jul 2013^*

Specifications 11 · 6 fields

microarchitecture

Ivy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

3.4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

2.6^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

8^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

95^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 12 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,013^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

FCLGA2011^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Server^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

70^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuMark

9,995^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuValue

142.78^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threadMark

1,675^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threadValue

23.93^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

95^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerf

105.21^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cores

8^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 13 · 8 fields

product: Xeon E5-2650 v2^*
status: Discontinued^*
releaseDate: 2,013^*
cores: 8^*
maxTurboClock: 3.4^*
baseClock: 2.6^*
cache: 20^*
cacheInfo: Intel Smart Cache^*

* Provisional data