Xeon D-2191 vs E5-2680 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2191 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	933	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency	6.56	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,260	$2,406

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2191 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	10 (Deca-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	20	36
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1.125 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	18 MB
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2191 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA2518
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	86 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2191. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2191 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2191 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2191. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2191.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	7 February 2018
Physical cores	10	18
Threads	20	36
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	86 Watt

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