Ryzen 7 6800U vs Xeon E5-1680 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 7 6800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	866	526
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.21	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+)
Release date	10 September 2013 (10 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$8733	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Die size	341 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	0.65–1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 7 6800U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 7 6800U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 7 6800U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 7 6800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR5
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 7 6800U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 6800U outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v2 by 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.21	13.34
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

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