Itanium 9120N vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Itanium 9120N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	633	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.43	no data
Market segment	Workstation	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	no data
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data
Current price	$196 (0.1x MSRP)	$688

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Itanium 9120N 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)	no data
Threads	28	no data
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.42 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Bus support	9.6 GT/s / QPI	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	no data
L2 cache	3.5 MB	no data
L3 cache	35 MB	12 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	306 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Itanium 9120N 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	PPGA611
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	104 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Itanium 9120N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Itanium 9120N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Itanium 9120N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Itanium 9120N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	no data
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 E5-2680 v4 and Itanium 9120N.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 March 2016	1 October 2007
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	104 Watt

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