Xeon E5-2663 V3 vs E5 1680 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5 1680 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
9.12
+20.6%
Xeon E5-2663 V3
2014
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
7.56

Xeon E5 1680 v4 outperforms Xeon E5-2663 V3 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-2663 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking856971
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.92no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.056.69
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 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 Xeon E5-2663 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246.24 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-2663 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
SocketFCLGA20112011-3
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-2663 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
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 Xeon E5-2663 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no 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 Xeon E5-2663 V3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-2663 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E5-2663 V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.12 7.56
Recency 20 June 2016 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5 1680 v4 has a 20.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2663 V3, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5 1680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2663 V3 in performance tests.


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