i7-9750HF vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-9750HF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	694	1028
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.94	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	8.79	14.07
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Coffee Lake-HR (2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-9750HF 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	28	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-9750HF 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	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-9750HF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-9750HF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-9750HF 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 i7-9750HF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	41.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-9750HF.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
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	6.69
Recency	20 June 2016	23 April 2019
Physical cores	14	6
Threads	28	12
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt

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