i5-520UM vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	695	2812
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.00	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	8.79	3.00
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	$241

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	28	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.07 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus type	QPI	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	24	8
L1 cache	448 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3.5 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	35 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM 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 E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3-800
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	12.799 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i5-520UM.

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	11.15	0.57
Recency	20 June 2016	7 January 2010
Physical cores	14	2
Threads	28	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	18 Watt

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