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Intel Xeon E5-2680
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2680 based on its value.
See full details | Intel Xeon X5680 vs E5-2680 |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.33 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.24 GHz |
![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.55 GHz |
![]() | Much more l3 cache 20 MB | ![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 85 °C |
![]() | More threads 16 | ![]() | Supports more RAM 393,216 MB |
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 |
5.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much higher clock speed | 3.33 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 25% higher clock speed | |||
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Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.24 GHz | vs | 3.14 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.55 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
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Much more l3 cache | 20 MB | vs | 12 MB | More than 65% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 85 °C | vs | 78.5 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
More threads | 16 | vs | 12 | 4 more threads | |||
Supports more RAM | 393,216 MB | vs | 294,912 MB | Supports around 35% more RAM | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
Newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 2 years later |
summary | Xeon X5680 | vs | E5-2680 |
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Clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | Octa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
LGA 2011 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 130W | 130W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 6.11 pt/W | 7.63 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 105.63W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
Channels | Triple Channel | Quad Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 31,999.98 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 294,912 MB | 393,216 MB |
details | Xeon X5680 | vs | E5-2680 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 12 | 16 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 12 MB | 20 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
Clock multiplier | 25 | 35 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.6 - 1.35V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 78.5°C | Unknown - 85°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 4 | 2 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.24 GHz | 3.14 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.55 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.24 GHz | 3.14 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 | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
Data rate | 51,200 MB/s | 64,000 MB/s | |
Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 4,000 MHz |
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