Xeon E5 1680 v4 vs W-2245

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	633	865
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.95
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	7.49	6.05
Architecture codename	no data	Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date	1 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.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2245 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	59 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2245 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E5-1680 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	-
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2245 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-2245 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-2245 and Xeon E5-1680 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E5-1680 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.26	8.95
Recency	1 October 2019	20 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	140 Watt

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