Steam Deck CPU (LCD) vs Xeon E5-1680 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking941not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency5.78no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)25 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size341 mm2163 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,800 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.65–1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2011AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD).

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes408

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2013 25 February 2022
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-1680 v2 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Steam Deck CPU (LCD), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Steam Deck CPU (LCD) is a notebook one.


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