Xeon Gold 6430 vs E5-2680

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1022	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.31	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	no data
Current price	$87 (0.1x MSRP)	$2920

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6430 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	435 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6430 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	-	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6430 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 Gold 6430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	384 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Gold 6430.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2012	10 January 2023
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	270 Watt

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