Xeon L5618 vs E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon L5618 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	632	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.76	no data
Market segment	Workstation	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data
Current price	$141 (0.1x MSRP)	$29

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon L5618 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	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.87 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus support	9.6 GT/s / QPI	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	306 mm2	239 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	87 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	1,170 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon L5618 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	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	40 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon L5618. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon L5618 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
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 Xeon L5618 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 L5618. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3
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 Xeon L5618.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 March 2016	16 March 2010
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	40 Watt

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