Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Platinum 8124M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8124M
18 cores / 36 threads, 240 Watt
17.21
+82.3%
Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.44

Xeon Platinum 8124M outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v3 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2680 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking371809
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency6.797.44
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release dateno data8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2680 v3 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3624
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s9.6 GT/s
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.125 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache18 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistorsno data5,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2680 v3 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketSocket PFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2680 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2680 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2680 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2680 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size1,536 GB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2680 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 Platinum 8124M 17.21
+82.3%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 9.44

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 Platinum 8124M 27336
+82.3%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 14998

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 Platinum 8124M 1231
+22.9%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 1002

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 Platinum 8124M 11252
+76.9%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 6362

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.21 9.44
Physical cores 18 12
Threads 36 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8124M has a 82.3% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2680 v3, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8124M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v3 in performance tests.


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