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Intel

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

Processor

CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
Maximum boost clock: 2.9 GHz
Thermal design power: 105 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 4.4.0 / Windows / CPU

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4 142.35 samples/min 5 complete runs · Middle 50%: 139.88 - 143.94 · 12 core / 24 thread · Latest: 2025-07-10

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

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark13,489^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,578^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark12,225^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark15,922^*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 · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

31.55 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jul 10, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

142.35 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jul 10, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 139.87595426466
75th percentile: 143.94062453578

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

46.75 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jul 10, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

64.24 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jul 10, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

30.69 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 26, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

139.17 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 26, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 135.4419849629
75th percentile: 141.56806360597

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

46.59 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 26, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

61.88 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 26, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

31.37 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 4, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

143.13 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 4, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 142.51269485547
75th percentile: 143.73906737205

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

48.16 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 4, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

63.65 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 4, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

32.73 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Apr 3, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

140.90 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Apr 3, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 136.04959371028
75th percentile: 145.10179435796

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

44.96 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Apr 3, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

63.21 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Apr 3, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

33.75 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jul 6, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

39.63 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Oct 22, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Linux
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

150.69 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jul 6, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 149.34537462645
75th percentile: 151.28038804863

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

182.69 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Oct 22, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Linux
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 182.01967237006
75th percentile: 185.41210585782

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

46.52 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jul 6, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

54.06 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Oct 22, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Linux
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

70.42 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jul 6, 2024

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

89.18 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Oct 22, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Linux
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

41.25 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 16, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Linux
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

191.33 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 16, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Linux
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 190.98219951821
75th percentile: 191.76373121121

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

58.21 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 16, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Linux
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

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

Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v4

91.83 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 16, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Linux
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
Base clock: 2.2 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency: 2.9 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 76.80 GB/s^*
Maximum boost clock: 2.9 GHz
L3 cache: 30 MB
Architecture: Broadwell^*
Socket / package: LGA 2011-3
Process node: 14 nm

Cache hierarchy

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

Compatible sockets

LGA 2011-3

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 4
Video memory type: DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 68.30 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR4-2400
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,400 MT/s
DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400^*

CPU memory support

DDR4-1600
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
1,600 MT/s
DDR4-1866
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
1,866 MT/s
DDR4-2133
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,133 MT/s
DDR4-2400
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,400 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 105 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Maximum turbo frequency

2.9^* GHz

Scope and conditions

native_context

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

Codename

Broadwell^*

Processor model

E5-2650 v4^*

Full processor designation

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20^*

Processor family

Intel Xeon E5/E3^*

Launch year

precision: year^*
text: 2016^*

Declared memory capacity

1.5^* TB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

CPU cores

12^*

L3 cache

30^* MB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

Thermal design power declaration

105^* W

CPU threads

24^*

Specifications 2 · 12 fields

Name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
Cores: 2^*
Threads: 24^*
TDP: 105^* W
Socket: 2011-V3^*
Integrated GPU: No^*
Product Page: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01CNKEZ3C?tag=pckombo04b-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1^*
Price: $1177.33 USD^*
Producer: Intel^*
Base Clock: 2.2^* GHz
Turbo Clock: 2.9^* GHz
Unlocked Multiplier: No^*

Specifications 3 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz^*
cores: 12^*
cores: 12^*
logicals: 2^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 23^*
samples: 40^*
price: 369.98^*
price: 184.99^*
tdp: 105^*
tdp: 105^*
date: 2016-06-01^*
date: 2016-06-01^*
socket: FCLGA2011-3^*
socket: FCLGA2011-3^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 2,200^*
speed: 2,200^*
turbo: 2,900^*
turbo: 2,900^*
cpuCount: 2^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 4 · 36 fields

name: Xeon E5-2650 v4^*
Release Date: Mar 16th, 2016^*
Part#: SR2N3^*
Frequency: 2.2^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 2.9 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 22.0x^*
QPI Links: 2x 9600MT/s^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Broadwell-EP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 2011-3^*
Generation: Xeon E5 (Broadwell-EP)^*
Memory Support: DDR4^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 12^*
# of Threads: 24^*
SMP # CPUs: 2^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, EIST, HTT, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, TSX, TXT, CLMUL, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, Boost 2.0, vPro^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Rated Speed: 2,133^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Quad-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 68.3^* GB/s
tJMax: 79°C^*
Launch Price: $1,166^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 40 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 14^* nm
Cache L3: 30 MB (shared)^*
Chipsets: C612, X99^*
Transistors: 3,400 million^*
Die Size: 246^* mm²
Package: FC-LGA12A^*
Market: Server/Workstation^*
All Core Turbo: 2.6^* GHz
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 5 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 20 fields

turbo frequency: 2,900^*
cache size: 30,720^*
tdp: 105^*
socket: FCLGA2011-3^*
memory type: DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400^*
cores: 12^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 1,610,612,736^*
status: Launched^*
max temp: 80^*
package size: 45mm x 52.5mm^*
threads: 24^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 12,225^*
processor number: E5-2650V4^*
launch date: 2016-02-01^*
lithography: 14^*
bus speed: 9.6^*
base frequency: 2,200^*

Specifications 7 · 54 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$1166.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

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

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

No^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

Yes^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Total Cores

12^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

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

Yes^*

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

Yes^*

Total Threads

24^*

Max Turbo Frequency

2.9^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

2.9^* GHz

Processor Base Frequency

2.2^* GHz

Cache

30.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

TDP

105^* W

Bus Speed

9.6^* GT/s

# of QPI Links

2^*

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Launch Date

Q1'16^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Updates^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Thursday | June 30 | 2022^*

Embedded Options Available

Yes^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

1.5^* TB

Memory Types

DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400^*

Max # of Memory Channels

4^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Physical Address Extensions

46-bit^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Processor Number

E5-2650V4^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

x4 | x8 | x16^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

40^*

Scalability

2S^*

Lithography

14^* nm

Sockets Supported

FCLGA2011^*

Max CPU Configuration

2^*

Package Size

45mm x 52.5mm^*

TCASE

80^* °C

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AVX2^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz^*
socket: FCLGA2011-3^*
category: Server^*
price: $1,279.07*^*
mark: 15,922^*
value: 12.45^*
single thread: 1,580^*
single thread value: 1.24^*
tdp: 105^*
powerperf: 151^*
testdate: Jun 2016^*

Specifications 9 · 6 fields

microarchitecture

Broadwell^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
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

2.9^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
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

2.2^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
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

12^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
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 V4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
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

105^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4^*
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 10 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

testDate

2,016^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

socket

FCLGA2011-3^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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