Pentium E6700 vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.58
+1404%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Pentium E6700 by a whopping 1404% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Pentium E6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6912654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.024.16
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency8.801.08
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)30 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E6700 has 38% better value for money than Xeon E5-2680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Pentium E6700 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads282
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache448 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache35 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size306.18 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C74 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Pentium E6700 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Pentium E6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Pentium E6700 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 v4 and Pentium E6700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Pentium E6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Pentium E6700.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 v4 11.58
+1404%
Pentium E6700 0.77

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 v4 17724
+1399%
Pentium E6700 1182

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 v4 1018
+188%
Pentium E6700 353

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 v4 6905
+1099%
Pentium E6700 576

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.58 0.77
Recency 20 June 2016 30 May 2010
Physical cores 14 2
Threads 28 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a 1403.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium E6700, on the other hand, has 84.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E6700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E6700 is a desktop one.


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