Sempron 3800+ vs Xeon E5-1680 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Sempron 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking940not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.78no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Manila (2001−2006)
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)October 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$21

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Sempron 3800+ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads161
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm90 nm
Die size341 mm2103 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,800 million81 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.65–1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Sempron 3800+ 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2011AM2
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Sempron 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
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+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Sempron 3800+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Sempron 3800+ are enumerated here.

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 Sempron 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866no data
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Sempron 3800+.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

Xeon E5-1680 v2 12609
+3403%
Sempron 3800+ 360

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 62 Watt

Xeon E5-1680 v2 has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.

Sempron 3800+, on the other hand, has 109.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Sempron 3800+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Sempron 3800+ is a desktop one.


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