Xeon E-2468 vs E5 1680 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5 1680 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
8.95
Xeon E-2468
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.51
+84.5%

Xeon E-2468 outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking865401
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.9593.14
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.0524.04
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 4676% better value for money than Xeon E5 1680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E-2468 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E-2468 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0++

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E-2468 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 Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4016

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.95 16.51
Recency 20 June 2016 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2468 has a 84.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2468 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5 1680 v4 in performance tests.


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