Xeon E-2124 vs E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	694	1349
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.94	15.50
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	8.79	5.73
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	31 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2124 has 427% better value for money than Xeon E5-2680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2124 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	28	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	QPI	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	4 × 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	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2124 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	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2124. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
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 E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2124 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 Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2124.

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	4.36
Recency	20 June 2016	31 May 2018
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	4
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt

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