Xeon E5 1680 v4 vs W-2225

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2225
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
6.88
Xeon E5 1680 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
9.29
+35%

Xeon E5 1680 v4 outperforms Xeon W-2225 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1024851
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.95
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency5.976.05
Architecture codenameno dataBroadwell-EP (2016)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,723

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed4.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache8.25 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E5-1680 v4. 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-+
vProno data+
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-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 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-2225 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E5-1680 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1 TB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E5-1680 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.88 9.29
Recency 1 October 2019 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon W-2225 has an age advantage of 3 years, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5 1680 v4, on the other hand, has a 35% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon E5 1680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2225 in performance tests.


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