Xeon E5 1680 v4 vs Ultra 5 235U
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 235U outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 770 | 883 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.93 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Power efficiency | 17.24 | 6.05 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Broadwell-EP (2016) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,723 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 2 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | 2 | no data |
| Threads | 14 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246.24 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA2049 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-6400 | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 2.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.2 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5-1680 v4.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 40 |
| PCI support | 4.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.31 | 8.89 |
| Recency | 1 January 2025 | 20 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 14 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | 140 Watt |
Ultra 5 235U has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores, and 145.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5 1680 v4, on the other hand, has 14.3% more threads.
The Core Ultra 5 235U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5 1680 v4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Ultra 5 235U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5 1680 v4 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon E5 1680 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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