Xeon Platinum 8163 vs E5-2680

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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)	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	no data
Current price	$81 (0x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	33 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
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 Platinum 8163 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	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	384 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Xeon Platinum 8163.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

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