The
E5-2651 v2 is based on
Ivy Bridge architecture while the
X5670 is based on
Westmere.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2651 v2 gets a score of
415 k points while the X5670 gets
115.4 k points.
Summarizing, the
E5-2651 v2 is
3.6 times faster than the
X5670 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.