Turion X2 RM-72 vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Place in the ranking	695	2943
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)	2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency	8.79	1.19
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Turion X2 RM-72 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	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	35 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	306.18 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Turion X2 RM-72 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	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Turion X2 RM-72. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Turion X2 RM-72 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Turion X2 RM-72 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Turion X2 RM-72. 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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Turion X2 RM-72.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 11.15
+2434%

Turion X2 RM-72 0.44

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 3707
+128%

Turion X2 RM-72 1627

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 30922
+874%

Turion X2 RM-72 3174

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 8286
+440%

Turion X2 RM-72 1534

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.15	0.44
Recency	20 June 2016	1 January 2009
Physical cores	14	2
Threads	28	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	35 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a 2434.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 RM-72, on the other hand, has 242.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-72 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Turion X2 RM-72 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Turion X2 RM-72, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.