Intel SR19W Xeon E5-2667 v2 3.30GHz 8-Core CPU (Renewed)

The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 is the clock-speed-optimized variant of the Ivy Bridge-EP E5-2600 v2 lineup, with a 3.30 GHz base frequency and 4.00 GHz single-core turbo — the highest in the family — at the cost of an elevated 130W TDP. The 8-core, 16-thread configuration with 25MB of shared L3 cache sits at the intersection of per-core frequency and core count: it wins in lightly-threaded workloads where raw clock speed matters, while the 25MB cache reduces main memory round-trip latency for datasets that fit within it. Two QPI links at 8 GT/s make it a legitimate dual-socket processor, enabling 16-core, 32-thread platforms on compatible LGA2011 server boards. Four-channel DDR3/DDR3L ECC support provides the memory reliability required for production workstation and server deployments.

The E5-2667 v2 targets buyers building or upgrading LGA2011-platform workstations on a constrained budget — 3D rendering nodes, database servers, virtualization hosts, and scientific computing workstations where Ivy Bridge-EP's per-core performance and 2P scalability still deliver practical throughput at today's renewed prices. It is not a forward-looking purchase: the LGA2011 platform is end-of-life, PCIe 3.0 is the bandwidth ceiling, and DDR3 memory falls well behind DDR4 and DDR5 on modern workstation platforms. The value proposition is price-per-core at a high base clock for users who know the platform's constraints and are building deliberately within them. Thermal management is non-negotiable — a proper LGA2011 tower cooler or server heatsink rated for 130W is required to sustain rated turbo frequencies under load.