Xeon W-3235 vs E5 1680 v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3235 outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 856 | 412 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.95 | 17.71 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | Intel Xeon W |
| Power efficiency | 6.05 | 8.46 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-EP (2016) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | $1,398 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-3235 has 808% better value for money than Xeon E5 1680 v4.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3235 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | 33 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 19.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 72 °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-3235 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| 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-3235 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 W-3235 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-3235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3235.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 64 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.95 | 16.10 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 3 June 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 180 Watt |
Xeon E5 1680 v4 has 28.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon W-3235, on the other hand, has a 79.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
The Xeon W-3235 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-3235, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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