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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.
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Released July, 2014
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
- 2.5 GHz
- Duodeca core
6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
 | Much better performance per watt 12.03 pt/W | | Much better performance per dollar 0.76 pt/$ |
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Released January, 2016
Intel E5-2680V4
- 2.4 GHz
- Single core
5.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E5-2680V4
| | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | More l3 cache 35 MB |
| | Supports more RAM 1,572,864 MB | | More cores 14 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2680 v3 vs E5-2680V4 among all CPUs
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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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs E5-2680V4
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2680 v3 | vs | E5-2680V4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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