Xeon E5-2698A V3 vs i9-7980XE

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking310not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.90no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i9no data
Power efficiency10.86no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date1 September 2017 (7 years ago)18 November 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3632
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)40 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size484 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature94 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data88 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA20662011-3
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4440

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2017 18 November 2014
Physical cores 18 16
Threads 36 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

i9-7980XE has an age advantage of 2 years, 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E5-2698A V3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-7980XE is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2698A V3 is a server/workstation one.


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