i5-13600HX vs Xeon E5-2680 v3

Place in the ranking	794	359
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency	7.51	29.91
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$284

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	24	20
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	356 mm²	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	5,560 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX. 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
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.5 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 9.52

i5-13600HX 17.38
+82.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 15124

i5-13600HX 27606
+82.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.52	17.38
Recency	8 September 2014	4 January 2023
Physical cores	12	14
Threads	24	20
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	55 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v3 has 20% more threads.

i5-13600HX, on the other hand, has a 82.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 16.7% more physical cores, and 118.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13600HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-13600HX is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-13600HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.