Xeon Gold 6128 vs E5-2680 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.44
+18.6%
Xeon Gold 6128
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 115 Watt
7.96

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Xeon Gold 6128 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon Gold 6128 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking809947
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.09
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency7.446.55
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,697

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon Gold 6128 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C74 °C
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon Gold 6128 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 configuration24 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon Gold 6128. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® 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 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon Gold 6128 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon Gold 6128 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 Xeon Gold 6128. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon Gold 6128.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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 9.44
+18.6%
Xeon Gold 6128 7.96

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 14998
+18.6%
Xeon Gold 6128 12648

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 1002
Xeon Gold 6128 1080
+7.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 6362
+10.9%
Xeon Gold 6128 5738

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.44 7.96
Recency 8 September 2014 25 April 2017
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a 18.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6128, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 4.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6128 in performance tests.


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