Xeon Gold 6312U vs E5-2680

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
5.92
Xeon Gold 6312U
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
26.65
+350%

Xeon Gold 6312U outperforms Xeon E5-2680 by a whopping 350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6312U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1110186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.84no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency4.3113.63
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6312U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
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
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6312U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6312U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6312U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size384 GB6 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6312U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4064

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 5.92
Xeon Gold 6312U 26.65
+350%

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 9399
Xeon Gold 6312U 42329
+350%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.92 26.65
Recency 6 March 2012 6 April 2021
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 48
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 has 42.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6312U, on the other hand, has a 350.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6312U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 in performance tests.


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