Still Worth $150 in 2020...?! The 8 Core 1680 v2 Xeon 

Awesome... Thanks mate.... I had a feeling the ol-1680 had finally met her match with these new cards.. but am stoked you took the time to properly evalute it for us.... I love my Rig but in the coming year, I'll seek a new platform to start the build process again... and just for "flex", my 1680 sits on a rock solid 4.5ghz at 1.25v.... Long Live the O.G - overclockers

Bryan you forgot the best use case for used price:performance - tossing it into a Dell Precision or HP Z and using Intel XTU to overclock it! $100 T3610 or T7610 plus $150 1680v2 at >4GHz with some cheap 14900R memory is a budget MONSTER.

Haven't been to tech yes city in a while. Feels good to be back.

I got a deal through work that allowed me to get an i9-9900kf for $210 usd, had to jump on it

Im using this cpu in my system! Overclocked to 4.4 ghz on an Asrock x79 extreme 6 motherboard which, surprisingly, supports ECC registered dimms. So of course I got 32 gb of that running in my rig as well

Picked up a 2678 v3 thanks to your recommendation. Performs brilliantly. Even stock it out performs a Ryzen 3600 in Cinebench R20. Got it for $160 delivered.

I was thinking about this old beast yesterday, you are incredible bro. One of the best hardware channels that I enjoy and learn a lot watching

Imagine in 2 or 3 years when Threadripper will be in this category. You can already get some of those first gen CPUs much cheaper than MSRP, with an upgrade path of 32 cores!

Bryan, my favorite of your style videos. I like that you test these older chips out against the high end of the modern world. I am also not surprised by how well these older platforms perform. Considering they were the high end only a few years ago. Hopefully Intel's next enthusiast platform has as long of a life. (:

mate im on ali express x99 right now..... cause of you lol! best bang for buck bro your a champ!

I would love to see the unlocked E5-1680 v3 vs this v2 version. So that way we can see the impact that AVX 2 instructions really have !

Would it be possible for you to make a video on the i7-5775C? If it's still worth it in 2020 and all that jazz with the new RTX cards I really enjoy your videos, keep 'em coming!

This CPU eluded me due to the cost when I upgraded my previous main x79 rig, had to go with a 1650v2. Then when i built my ultimate HP Z420 Xeon rig, I had to settle for the still powerful E5-2667v2 8 core. Love seeing content on the 1680v2! Damn did the price on this CPU drop!

I'm still on the x79 board with a 4930k overclocked to 4.2 and a 980ti I plan to upgrade when the 30 series comes more into stock. Watching this video shows me that I won't have to upgrade the whole lot just the card for now anyway. And upgrade the rest later. Gotta love Melbourne's lock down gaming is all there is to do haha

Would love to see you put some x99 platforms through your benchmarks. However I agree the boards are hard to find at any semblance of a reasonable price, I got extremely lucky a year ago when I found an Asus X99-A II for $200 CAD, it even shipped from a Canadian seller, slapped an E5-2680 v3 in and use it in my Plex server.

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Still rockin' a E5-1680v2 (modified BIOS) in 2022! NVMe bootable drive :)

would really enjoy a version of this for the x99... I have a 5960x at 4.4 and 32gb of ram at 2800 and a gtx 1070 ti and would love to know the max logical GPU. in my garage I have an x5675 (4.4 and 24gb at 2000 gtx 1060 6gb) because of you. I've been sub'd since 4th gen intel was new... thanks for the years of therapy

used xeons were brilliant , and alot of fun , but the prices for mobos are stupid , you can get a r7 1700 pro and a x370 mobo for under a 150 bucks and it will be faster and more efficient

Oh TECH YES! x99 x RTX 3080/90 incoming? I would LOVE to see that too!

Small suggestion, Put in a modern CPU of equivalent performance in the benchmarks as well, for example a i5-10400 or some i3s that would be of the same cost.

1680v2@4.5GHz still has good gaming performance. BTW, your pop-filter's on weird looking position 😉

Perfect combo,great breakdown still an amazing chipset for its age

The AVX2 on the Haswell's are great ... the 4770K (4 Cores) @4.4 GHz is delivering the same game-performance as the 1680v2 @4.6 GHz. Their AVX2 is about 35% faster than the AVX1 instruction set.

I bought my Xeon E5-1680 V2

Great video, as someone who only has a 1650 xeon in his X79 (as of today!), I am very tempted to give the system a last squirt of life before I retire her under the bed as I can pickup this 1680 v2 CPU for 85 dollars now. Its basically the best CPU that you can buy for the X79. Money is tight atm and I only have a 6gb rtx, but I think if I upgraded to the 1680 V2 and give its a mildISH overclock, I would have 70 percent better benchmark scores AND if I trade in this GPU and update it for something with 8GB and add a 100 dollars or so maybe 2080 super or 6600 xt or 6650 xt) (I'm british but speaking in dollars) I could have a nice boost to my system for about 175 dollars, which seems much more appealing that spending close to 1000 to do a proper upgrade. My 1650 does about 8000 in passmark, the 1680v2 in stock form does about 12800. (cpu benchmark DOT NET) With a fairly mild overclock, that should be possible to up to about 14500-15000, which is nearly double my existing CPU. Add in another 25% on the GPU and I honestly think for less than 200 dollars and no hassle I could be rocking the X79 platform for a fair bit longer. With the amount of graphic options in games, you can actually turn a lot of the effects down and still retain good FPS and lose not a lot of quality. The obvious route is to move onto ryzen or something, I get it probably makes more sense (lower TDP), but I like the idea of showing a bit of loyalty to the system that has served me so well for 10 years now and not spending much to get a decent boost right now. Thanks for the 1680 v2 vids, you defo convinced me to consider going there, even at the start of 2023. If I can hold back as long as possible on the upgrades so when I do the big upgrade I can get the much newer stuff like AM5 and hopefully have a system which will serve me for another 10 years, minus the 4-5 year GPU upgrade.

those old xeon are awesome for cheap builds, one that I love is the Xeon E5-2689, it's old, X79, DDR3, but it's very cheap compared to the alternatives

Please what Happened with Turning $100 into a HIGH-END Gaming PC

Love the video mate, another banger, curious though, for the same 150 dollar price point, wouldn't a Ryzen chip serve much better?

Love the video, good information. Why are you not using your pop filter on your microphone?

I recently upgraded my x99 build i7 5820k 4.3ghz 32gb ddr4 2666 cl12 quad channel with an rtx 4070ti super and a 4k screen, and honestly the only titles that pushes the cpu at it's limit are Starfield and The last of us part 1 where the gpu utilisation could sometimes drop @ around 90% or even 80% but never below 60 fps average

What about x58? With sli in 2020?love my old evga x58board. Yay great video as always.!!

Can you make a video about all relevant old Xeon cpu's with all the relevant motherboards for them for overclocking to look out for its all a little confusing tbh. You would help me out a great deal there thank you :)

got a X99 UD4 running a Xeon 2690 V3 on it with Turbo Unlock and 103MHz Blck @3.6GHz in total and its a beast and i payed only 200 Bucks for it ^^

I know this is a 3 year old video, but I had to give a shout out for the superb old Asus X79 boards. I've got several and they are AWESOME.

Glad to see you looking at Mechwarrior 5 for benchmarks

I'm a long time Tylersburg X58 OC'r & loved it but I had to admit, even 1st gen Sandy Bridge (E5-1660) was nice improvement on my trusty ASUS P9X79-E WS & DDR-2400 Cl10. 4.3Ghz out the box XMP with TPU enabled. i was like wow! but then onto the 1690-v2. My mobo never officially supported it but it works w/ BIOS v1203 - 1704. But for us blokes who did drop some quid on this, make use of it (£1,200). It's tempermental on mine but OC's fair & temps not bad coming from a 4.6Ghz 1660 on air. I agree, Keeping these CPU's u over 4.2 needs a good mobo and power control & cooling. i'm impressed to add that even at a respectful 4400 daily that ASUS S4/S4 works. Never did on any of X58's (REII/IIIE, P6X58-E WS & P6T WS) at anything out of a mild OC. Simple featue we take for granted.

Mr Tech YES City I have a i7 3820. And I upgraded to the 1680v2 a bit because if this review. 😉

I'm currently running a system with a 1680 v2 at 4.25ghz and 16gb quad-channel at 2400mhz using a 112.5mhz BCLK and loving it! I'd clock my CPU higher but I need to improve the cooling in my system otherwise the CPU temp can go over 80c under load. I'll probably start off by getting new case fans and THEN get a new CPU cooler because I want to make sure overall system cooling is maximized first. I'm using a Cooler Master MasterAir MA620P, which, although decent, just isn't enough for this CPU to really push it. Although considering how I got the cooler in nearly perfect condition from a certified eBay refurbisher for only $30, I definitely can't complain. Who knows, maybe just adding some better fans to the cooler and to the case will make just enough difference.

Huanazhi X99-8M here with a E5-2678v3, what a beast for cheap!

I'm selling all my X79 stuff right now, because I got an X299 Board and CPU for a good price. It was an amazing platform, has served me so well.

what about x58 vs x79 vs x99? Or 1680-v2 vs 1680-v3 vs pre-1680-v2 equivalent, getting all AVX version tested?

My favorite cpu of all time

TECH YES!!!!! x79 x RTX 3090! ! ! And this is why I LOVE this channel!!!!

i got 2 months ago a xeon 2689 , mb and 32 gb 128€, i decided because i had 2 cores haswell cpu, and price by price fits my needs and is the best price performance. 100% worth for now

Just watching this for the second time and one thing you didn't mention is that this processor supports a disgusting 40 PCI-e lanes, has a ridiculous 32MB cache(huge for its age) and 59GB/s memory bandwidth. Absolutely overkill what Intel made back in the days. Even if you could run this stable at 4GHz, it's worth the purchase in my opinion.

Bryan, remember, the 3930K *was* an 8-core, just with 2 cores disabled (check original reviews). So Intel had already been holding back for some time; they could have released a consumer 8c for X79 anytime, they chose not to since back then AMD could barely compete with the 2500K. Later XEONs as you say proved what was possible for the X&9 socket; consumers got screwed early on. The real takeaway from the results though is that, if one believed those who love to diss older hardware, what you observed should not be possible. Older systems are far more potent than most people realise.

Had a look on ebay. Lots of X79 $100 USD and X99 $150USD motherboards but not the CPUs at low costs suggested here.

I really like this set, keep it up :)

ive got a i7 4930k at 4.6ghz with one of the best overclocking x79 motherboards, the asus p9x79 ws

The intro and sponsored ad was better than the entire video

It's still worth it price to performance wise, depending on what you are comming from especially if you are looking to upgrade a struggling ddr3 system. It's running circles around my old 4690k. Only cost me about $100 usd for x79 mobo and 1680 v2 after i sold my old cpu and mobo. I only have it at 4.1Ghz for now waiting on a bracket for a used H110i v2 i got trading some stuff before i push it any further.

That pop filter trolling you by being on the wrong side of the mic 🤔 good one!

It is when you can get a MINT ASUS P9X79Pro locally, in its original box and with all paperwork and accessories...for US$20!!!! I landed the E5-1680V2 last year for $155. Currently OC's to 4.4Ghz on air with BCLK at 100. CB R15 multi = 1587. Not bad. It's the 32GB of desktop RAM at 1833 in 4 channel for $120 that makes it a decent bang for the buck, IMO. To cool this beast I am using a PCCooler GI-D66A "GameIce" with 230W TDP (6 nickel-plated pipe, dual 120mm RGB fan, shrouded with RGB top-plate...$70). With Prime 95 (version 26.6) it tops out at 79C after 16 minutes. That being said, I also think the packaged deal containing HuananZhi X99TF + E5-2678V3+32GB REEC DDR3 for $240 delivered is a great deal.

proud to give a like even before watch the videos because i know this will be a treat

So - I spent some time looking into this. In terms of cost, when the cost rises, I really get turned off the whole thing. Given the reality of the age of the processors and the instruction set and security issues, I really only want this at cheap pricing. On that note, and this is really where it kinda gets interesting - albeit with caveats - the combo kits on Aliexpress start to hit the spot. The X5675 and E5 1620 v2 come in at 'the right price'. The boards as stated here are not overclocking platforms - and unless you want to spend time in the russian bios scene - take them as they come. In this area, people can get a board that respectively hits 3.4Ghz, or 3.9Ghz - you may find quad channel boards, generally power usage is terrible so its not going to be cheap on power however you cut this - but its a very cheap way into a gaming rig. Add a PSU, Case, CPU cooler and a GPU and these make a respectable game rig. But. And this is the true but. The security, hassle and instruction set issues loom. These chips and the platform are dying - and not worth overspend. I think the E51620 V2 is the bargain here. Less cores but a 3.9 turbo. The info and discussion is awesome - so please don't take my comment as critical - not meant to be! Cheers

A thumbs up for the funny edits at 1:06 . Love your content, take care mate ! 👍

Love the tech yes content

More people getting into content creation each day, so i think you should start showing like blender benchmarks and whatnot especially for cpus like these. budget workstation anyone?

i have a sandy bridge 8 core e5-2689 and that will probably remain my main gaming system until the v3 xeons reach similar prices.

Hi, have you tried the differences with and without hyperthreading enabled. I am running X5675 on Asus P6X58D-E at 4.5GHZ, and I find on some game titles HT off is better!

I think the 1650v3 is the go if they are cheap enough because I’m noticing the used market is still inflated at the moment in Australia

UPDATE: Here in the UK, Dell T3610 systems fully loaded with parts are going on ebay auction for a measly £40-£60, and you can pick up the 1680 v2 to drop into it for £35. Absolute bargain.

Now Xeon content! Hope you talk X99 next. I'm rocking a E5-2640 v3

1680 v2 Xeon makes no sense, you can get the same performance from second hand ryzen 1800 or 2700, by the time you buy the 1680 v2, DDR3 modules, motherboard, and a powerful cooler as you suggested then you might as well go second hand ryzen 1800 or 2700.

You can get the E5 2667v2 for 100 Dollar and have same performance with OC like 8700k and better than ryzen 3600 or 2700x.X79 is nice this days....

Hey man do you have Rampage II Extreme in your " collection" ? Could you see how this plays with modern GPU's? I had issues with some cards due to lack of UEFI 😕

Thanks Brian. So would you recommend for budget consumers tongonwith that e5 2620 v3 xeon hack (6 core) or 2640 be (8 core)... or a different route altogether?

X5675 4.40 ghz just WOW... Don't know to hit that score with my 2690 with HUANAN motherboard when the setup complete.

Im still rocking the AMD phenom X6 1065T this old 6 core is still doing good even on games like flight sim 2020.

Love how you prove old stuff still works for most people

great analysis!

Hey Brian, Was wondering if you tested CSGO on it? im curious to see how much the cpu will bottleneck it I think this cpu is great for people who only really play older games so the avx 2 workloads wont affect them

I have a E5-2630 V2 and a Chinese X79/lga2011 motherboard on the way. Will Windows 10 version 1809 work or do I have use a older version?

ty !! you have answer my question pretty good

I picked up a P6T asus.. With 16GB RAM 1600 MHZ and a i7 920.. Will replace with x5675 waiting on a Coller...was GBP 97 With postage... TOO MUCH I hear you all say.. Maybe over the TOP really..But I want to move on still with a i5 4460.... I have been on Xbox since 2008... Console so much cheaper... Just PLAY GAME ENJOY.... LOVE hate relationship with PC.. because LIFE cycle is so short.... In terms of You have best Console for 7 Years. but PC you want the BEST you have to change it Every YEAR....

Seven years on and this thing is still a viable gamer. Amazing.

Higher the resolution the less demanding on the cpu but depends more the graphics card instead.

My sub box: iPhone 12 Me: XEON

i fucking loved you man. cheers from the states B)

I was really just watching one of your old xeon builds

Can you redo this 1680v2 testing with the new amd 6000 gpus when they release later this month or next when review samples go out? Thinking I might go amd if it's decent.

Cool video. Please do a video how well does age 1650v3/4

Why include the Ryzen 9 3950X? I would think that with the Xeon being in the $350 range on Ali Express, comparing it to the Ryzen 7 3700X or 3800X would be more appropriate, and at the $150 price, perhaps the Ryzen 5 3600.

Could you included ac odyssey in cpu testing? I used to have a ryzen 5 2600 and a rtx 2060 and that wasn’t a great experience. Was getting constant stutters even with playable framerates. After upgrading to a 3700x the stutters were completely gone.

I just had to make that call of which processor to get for a X79 build and I chose the 1650 v1 just because of the $45 price tag. I believe this still offer some price/performance benefits... the $150 ones, not so much.

Old Xeons never die, they just become budget bangers ✌️

you should do more on x99 and overcloclocking guides like you did with x58! ive got a 5960x that will do 4.7 but WONT oc ram at all.

If you must buy from aliexpress, try doing something different. How about a gaming PC that runs on a picoPSU/power brick? Or buy sheets of plastic or metal and make a cheap custom case. Or convert a cheap laptop into a cheap desktop or vice versa. Laptops are usually much more power/energy efficient than desktops. There are lots of interesting small form factor cases on aliexpress, most are expensive, but some are cheap.

How does it perform against the 2640 V3?

just picked up one of these for $100 USD (before tax), free shipping from ebay. mind you GOOD x79 boards are somewhat scarce & expensive

Hi! If you have some time, could you make a short video with the same bios and the same processor for an OC up to 4.4, please 🙏🏻 have a nice day ! (Sabertooth x79 // xeon e5 1680 v2) 😭

The flex: "..with RTX 3090" XD

Hey add about $70 AUD for postage and import duties.. makes it less impressive. Will stick with e5-1650

0:30 2017, more like... and it was made on the 11th week of 2017. That's a late ivy bridge. (I'm sorry I even mentioned this because it probably means nothing to you guys lol)

In the past it was the SSE4.1 instruction set and now you have the AVX instructions how does it work btw in games ?

Hey man!, can you check out the xeon w3680? I had one with a 1050ti msi. Was pretty good! Can you check this out? I want to know ur opinion

Like everyone else I think you can't beat a second hand 8 core Ryzen 1x00 or 2x00. X370 or B350 boards are a bargain since they won't support Zen 3, some are even a steal! And DDR4 ain't as expensive as it used to be 3-4 years ago!

I ordered a Xeon 1680 v2 and ASUS TUF 3080 for my (in exchange for an i7 3930K and an ASUS STRIX 970) ASUS Rampage IV Extreme x79 Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB DDR3 2133 MHz Samsung 860 Evo 1TB WD Black 1TB & 4 TB Corsair H115i RGB PRO Corsair 500R (White) I am curious for the results.. What do you expect?

pls explain why you have your pop filter behind your mic in the next video