Xeon E-2124 vs i7-980
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2124 outperforms Core i7-980 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1554 | 1548 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.21 | 2.96 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon E |
| Power efficiency | 1.27 | 2.31 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Gulftown (2010−2011) | Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 26 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 31 May 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,109 | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2124 has 1310% better value for money than i7-980.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-980 and Xeon E-2124 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4.8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-980 and Xeon E-2124 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 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 71 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980 and Xeon E-2124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-980 and Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-980 and Xeon E-2124 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980 and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-980 and Xeon E-2124.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.91 | 3.93 |
| Recency | 26 June 2011 | 31 May 2018 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 71 Watt |
i7-980 has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Xeon E-2124, on the other hand, has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 83.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core i7-980 and Intel Xeon E-2124.
Note that Core i7-980 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2124 is a server/workstation one.
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