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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 based on its single-core performance and value.
See full details | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs E5-2680V4 |
![]() | Much better performance per watt 12.03 pt/W | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 0.76 pt/$ |
![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm | ![]() | More l3 cache 35 MB |
![]() | Supports more RAM 1,572,864 MB | ![]() | More cores 14 |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Much better performance per watt | 12.03 pt/W | vs | 2.89 pt/W | Around 4.2x better performance per watt | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 0.76 pt/$ | vs | 0.2 pt/$ | More than 3.8x better performance per dollar | |||
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Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More l3 cache | 35 MB | vs | 30 MB | More than 15% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Supports more RAM | 1,572,864 MB | vs | 786,432 MB | Supports 2x more RAM | |||
More cores | 14 | vs | 12 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 28 | vs | 24 | 4 more threads | |||
Better PassMark score | 19,922 | vs | 18,779 | More than 5% better PassMark score | |||
Newer | Jan, 2016 | vs | Jul, 2014 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.82 GHz | vs | 2.57 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) |
summary | Xeon E5-2680 v3 | vs | E5-2680V4 |
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Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Cores | Duodeca core | Single core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
AES | |||
AVX | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 120W | 120W | |
Annual home energy cost | 28.91 $/year | 28.91 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 105.12 $/year | 105.12 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 12.03 pt/W | 2.89 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 97.5W | 97.5W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
Data rate | 76,800 MB/s | 76,800 MB/s | |
Transfer rate | 9,600 MT/s | 9,600 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 4,800 MHz | 4,800 MHz |
details | Xeon E5-2680 v3 | vs | E5-2680V4 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 24 | 28 | |
L3 cache | 30 MB | 35 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 14 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 84.5°C | Unknown - 86°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.57 GHz | 2.82 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.57 GHz | 2.82 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 1,572,864 MB |
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