Xeon E5 1680 v4 vs W-2145

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2145
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
11.88
+27.9%

Xeon W-2145 outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking676853
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.811.95
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency7.746.05
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,113$1,723

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2145 has 301% better value for money than Xeon E5 1680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E5-1680 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier3734
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB
L3 cache11 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C70 °C
Number of transistorsno data3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E5-1680 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket R4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E5-1680 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E5-1680 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size512 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E5-1680 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.88 9.29
Recency 29 August 2017 20 June 2016

Xeon W-2145 has a 27.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon W-2145 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5 1680 v4 in performance tests.


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