Xeon Platinum 8180M vs E5-2680 v4

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.12
Xeon Platinum 8180M
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
32.38
+191%

Xeon Platinum 8180M outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking705125
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.98no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency8.7714.95
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$13,011

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads2856
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2425
L1 cache448 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature86 °C84 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M 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)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M. 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 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M 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 Xeon Platinum 8180M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1.5 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M.

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 v4 11.12
Xeon Platinum 8180M 32.38
+191%

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 17664
Xeon Platinum 8180M 51439
+191%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.12 32.38
Recency 20 June 2016 11 July 2017
Physical cores 14 28
Threads 28 56
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 70.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8180M, on the other hand, has a 191.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8180M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v4 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8180M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
Xeon Platinum 8180M

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.5 4180 votes

Rate Xeon E5-2680 v4 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.9 16 votes

Rate Xeon Platinum 8180M on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon E5-2680 v4 or Xeon Platinum 8180M, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.