Xeon W-3335 vs E5 1680 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5 1680 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
8.95
Xeon W-3335
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 250 Watt
24.74
+176%

Xeon W-3335 outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by a whopping 176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3335 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking865204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.95no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.059.37
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)29 July 2021 (3 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 W-3335 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C78 °C
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3335 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3335. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
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+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3335 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-3335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1.5 TB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon W-3335.

PCIe version3.04
PCI Express lanes4064

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.95 24.74
Recency 20 June 2016 29 July 2021
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon E5 1680 v4 has 78.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3335, on the other hand, has a 176.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3335 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5 1680 v4 in performance tests.


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