Xeon L3426 vs E5-2680 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.44
+509%
Xeon L3426
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.55

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Xeon L3426 by a whopping 509% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon L3426 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8092125
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.443.26
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)no data
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon L3426 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C58 °C
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon L3426 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon L3426. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit36 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon L3426 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 L3426 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 L3426. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon L3426.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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
+509%
Xeon L3426 1.55

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
+507%
Xeon L3426 2470

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
+134%
Xeon L3426 429

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
+340%
Xeon L3426 1446

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.44 1.55
Recency 8 September 2014 1 July 2009
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a 509% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon L3426, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L3426 in performance tests.


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