Xeon Silver 4215 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 Silver 4215
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
9.09
+1.6%

Xeon Silver 4215 outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking865846
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.9513.21
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency6.0510.11
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723$794

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4215 has 577% better value for money than Xeon E5 1680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4215 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 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier3425
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4215 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4215. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4215 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4215 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 Silver 4215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4215.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.95 9.09
Recency 20 June 2016 2 April 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon Silver 4215 has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 64.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5 1680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4215.


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