Xeon X3480 vs E5-2650 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon X3480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	897	1906
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.59	0.27
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	7.66	2.05
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date	16 March 2016 (8 years ago)	30 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,166	$612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 859% better value for money than Xeon X3480.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon X3480 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.73 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	73 °C
Number of transistors	3,400 million	774 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon X3480 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon X3480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	36 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon X3480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon X3480 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon X3480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon X3480.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.50	2.06
Recency	16 March 2016	30 May 2010
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt

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