Xeon D-2123IT vs E5-2680

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon D-2123IT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1076	1350
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.98	14.97
Market segment	Workstation	Server
Series	Xeon (Desktop)	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-2123IT has 1428% better value for money than Xeon E5-2680.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon D-2123IT 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	22
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	8.25 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2270 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon D-2123IT 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA2518
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon D-2123IT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon D-2123IT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon D-2123IT are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon D-2123IT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	384 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon D-2123IT.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	32

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.09	4.33
Recency	6 March 2012	7 February 2018
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	60 Watt

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