Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs W-2175

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2175
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
15.22
+53.6%

Xeon W-2175 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v3 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2175 and Xeon E5-2680 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking476788
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.83no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency9.917.53
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,947no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2175 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s9.6 GT/s
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache896 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache14 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size484 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data5,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2175 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon E5-2680 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2175 and Xeon E5-2680 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon E5-2680 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon E5-2680 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size512 GB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2175 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 W-2175 15.22
+53.6%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 9.91

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 W-2175 23298
+53.6%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 15166

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 W-2175 1208
+20.4%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 1003

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 W-2175 8256
+28.5%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 6427

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.22 9.91
Recency 29 August 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 14 12
Threads 28 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon W-2175 has a 53.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2680 v3, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2175 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v3 in performance tests.


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