Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs W-2255

Place in the ranking	517	940
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	8.08	5.78
Architecture codename	no data	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)	10 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2255 and Xeon E5-1680 v2 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	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	0 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	341 mm²
Maximum core temperature	62 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	no data	0.65–1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2255 and Xeon E5-1680 v2 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
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon E5-1680 v2. 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® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2255 and Xeon E5-1680 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon E5-1680 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon E5-1680 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	1 TB	256 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon E5-1680 v2.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

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-2255 14.36
+77.5%

Xeon E5-1680 v2 8.09

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-2255 22384
+77.5%

Xeon E5-1680 v2 12612

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-2255 1559
+133%

Xeon E5-1680 v2 670

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-2255 9489
+131%

Xeon E5-1680 v2 4113

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.36	8.09
Recency	1 October 2019	10 September 2013
Physical cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	130 Watt

Xeon W-2255 has a 77.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-1680 v2, on the other hand, has 26.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2255 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1680 v2 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2255 and Xeon E5-1680 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.