Xeon D-2738 vs E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon D-2738 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	691	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.02	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	8.80	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon D-2738 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	no data
L2 cache	3.5 MB	no data
L3 cache	35 MB	15 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon D-2738 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	88 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon D-2738. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon D-2738 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon D-2738 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 Xeon D-2738. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon D-2738.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	1 January 2022
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	88 Watt

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