Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	819	1270
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.34
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Xeon	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	7.32	8.88
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	2015 (9 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$363

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 6.4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	3072 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	20 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 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	2	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	LGA2011-3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2608L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2608L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	1,536 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2608L v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.28	4.69
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	50 Watt

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