Intel Xeon E-2176G vs E5-2680 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
11.65
+32.1%

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E-2176G by 32% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking592772
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money29.448.54
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)Intel Xeon (Desktop)
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Coffee Lake-ER (2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)12 July 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$367
Current price$138 (0.1x MSRP)$734 (2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 245% better value for money than Xeon E-2176G.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus support9.6 GT/s / QPIno data
L1 cache448 KB384 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache35 MB12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
Identity Protection-no data
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data128 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E-2176G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 11.65
+32.1%
Xeon E-2176G 8.82

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E-2176G by 32% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 17892
+32.1%
Xeon E-2176G 13543

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E-2176G by 32% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1010
Xeon E-2176G 1578
+56.2%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 56% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6985
+8.8%
Xeon E-2176G 6422

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E-2176G by 9% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 3707
Xeon E-2176G 7369
+98.8%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 99% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 30922
Xeon E-2176G 39053
+26.3%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 26% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 8286
Xeon E-2176G 11719
+41.4%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 41% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 18
+21.1%
Xeon E-2176G 15

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E-2176G by 21% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1657
+25.2%
Xeon E-2176G 1324

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E-2176G by 25% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 100
Xeon E-2176G 200
+100%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 100% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1.13
Xeon E-2176G 2.2
+94.7%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 95% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 9.4
+17.5%
Xeon E-2176G 8

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E-2176G by 18% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6323
+0.7%
Xeon E-2176G 6277

E5-2680 v4 outperforms E-2176G by 1% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 137
Xeon E-2176G 233
+70.7%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 71% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 79
Xeon E-2176G 83
+5.3%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 5% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 21194
Xeon E-2176G 24226
+14.3%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 14% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 2961
Xeon E-2176G 5652
+90.9%

E-2176G outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 91% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.65 8.82
Recency 20 June 2016 12 July 2018
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Cost $1745 $367
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 80 Watt

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2176G in performance tests.


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