Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Platinum 8175M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	341	630
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.30	28.55
Market segment	Server	Workstation
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date	no data	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,745
Current price	$540	$126 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 765% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8175M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2680 v4 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	48	28
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	9.6 GT/s / QPI
L1 cache	1.5 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	35 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	306 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	86 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2680 v4 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	Socket P	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2680 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2680 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2680 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB tdp=240 Watt	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2680 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

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.

Platinum 8175M outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.24	11.51
Physical cores	24	14
Threads	48	28

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