Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs W-3223

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-1680 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	732	951
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.33	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	6.33	5.78
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	10 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$749	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3223 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	0 GT/s
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	341 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °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-3223 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-1680 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-1680 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3223 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-3223 and Xeon E5-1680 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	1 TB	256 GB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-1680 v2.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.71	7.94
Recency	3 June 2019	10 September 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	130 Watt

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