Xeon W-1370P vs E5 1680 v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-1370P outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 865 | 485 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.95 | 72.27 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.05 | 11.11 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-EP (2016) | Rocket Lake-S (2021) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 6 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | $428 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-1370P has 3606% better value for money than Xeon E5 1680 v4.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | 276 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P 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 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P 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 W-1370P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 50 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics P750 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 5120 x 3200 @60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 5120 x 3200 @60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.95 | 14.67 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 6 May 2021 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 125 Watt |
Xeon W-1370P has a 63.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 12% lower power consumption.
The Xeon W-1370P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5 1680 v4 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5 1680 v4 and Xeon W-1370P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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