Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs W3680

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3680 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1344not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.27no data
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency3.21no data
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$350no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3680 and Xeon E5-2670 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1228
Base clock speed3.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3.5 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)35 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3680 and Xeon E5-2670 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3680 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3680 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3680 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3680 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size24 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3680 and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 March 2010 20 June 2016
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 28
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v4 has an age advantage of 6 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

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