Xeon E5-1680 v3 vs E5-2678 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2678 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.27
+12.5%
Xeon E5-1680 v3
2014
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
8.24

Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v3 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-1680 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking827920
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency7.315.57
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date2015 (9 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-1680 v3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3072 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-1680 v3 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 configuration21
SocketLGA2011-3FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-1680 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-1680 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-1680 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-1680 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-1680 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 9.27
+12.5%
Xeon E5-1680 v3 8.24

  • Passmark

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 E5-2678 v3 14729
+12.5%
Xeon E5-1680 v3 13090

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.27 8.24
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has a 12.5% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2678 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1680 v3 in performance tests.


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