Xeon E5-1603 vs E5 1680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-1603 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	865	1852
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	6.05	1.59
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-1603 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	no data
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	0 GT/s
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	10 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.6V - 1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-1603 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-1603. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-1603 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-1603 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-1603. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	375 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	31.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-1603.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	40

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.95	2.18
Recency	20 June 2016	1 January 2012
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt

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