Atom x5-Z8300 vs Xeon E5 1680 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5 1680 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
9.29
+1653%

Xeon E5 1680 v4 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 1653% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8532858
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.95no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E55x Intel Atom
Power efficiency6.05no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 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)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.84 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)140 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection++
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB2 GB
Max memory channels41
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s12.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes401
USB revisionno data3.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.29 0.53
Recency 20 June 2016 2 March 2015
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4

Xeon E5 1680 v4 has a 1652.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E5 1680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5 1680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Atom x5-Z8300 is a notebook one.


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