Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs i9-10900E

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10900E
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
12.26
+10.3%
Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.12

Core i9-10900E outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10900E and Xeon E5-2680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking632705
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.692.98
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon (Desktop)
Power efficiency17.858.77
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$488$1,745

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-10900E has 326% better value for money than Xeon E5-2680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10900E and Xeon E5-2680 v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2028
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)448 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3.5 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)35 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size206 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
Number of transistorsno data4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900E and Xeon E5-2680 v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
Socket1200FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900E and Xeon E5-2680 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Core i9-10900E and Xeon E5-2680 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10900E and Xeon E5-2680 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10900E and Xeon E5-2680 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10900E and Xeon E5-2680 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-10900E 12.26
+10.3%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 11.12

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-10900E 19469
+10.2%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 17664

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-10900E 1572
+54%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 1021

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-10900E 8485
+22.7%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 6917

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.26 11.12
Recency 30 April 2020 20 June 2016
Physical cores 10 14
Threads 20 28
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

i9-10900E has a 10.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2680 v4, on the other hand, has 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads.

The Core i9-10900E is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v4 in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-10900E is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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