Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs E5-2679 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	396	731
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.87
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Xeon
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	no data	$148

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon E5-2678 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 cores	20 (Icosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	40	24
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	5 MB	3072 KB
L3 cache	50 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	53 °C	84 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	5,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon E5-2678 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 configuration	2	2
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	LGA2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon E5-2678 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon E5-2678 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon E5-2678 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	40

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.

E5-2679 v4 outperforms E5-2678 v3 by 64% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.60	9.52
Physical cores	20	12
Threads	40	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt

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