3020e vs Xeon E5-2680
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2680 outperforms 3020e by a whopping 286% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1093 | 2119 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.82 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Xeon (Desktop) | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 4.31 | 24.16 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Dali (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no 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.
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.
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.
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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.14 | 1.59 |
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 4 August 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon E5-2680 has a 286.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
3020e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2680 is our recommended choice as it beats the 3020e in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 is a server/workstation processor while 3020e is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 and 3020e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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