Xeon 6766E vs E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon 6766E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	695	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.00	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	8.79	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	$10,257

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon 6766E 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)	144
Threads	28	144
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	35 MB	108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon 6766E 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon 6766E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
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 Xeon 6766E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
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 Xeon 6766E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon 6766E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR5
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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon 6766E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	3 June 2024
Physical cores	14	144
Threads	28	144
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	250 Watt

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