Intel Xeon E-2488 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2488 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2488

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 70% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 86°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 43% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4142 vs 1960
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29060 vs 28292
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 10 March 2016
Maximum frequency 5.6 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 86°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 448 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 3.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4142 vs 1960
PassMark - CPU mark 29060 vs 28292

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
  • 12 more threads: 28 vs 16
  • Around 46% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 14 vs 8
Number of threads 28 vs 16
L3 cache 35 MB vs 24 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2488
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4142
1960
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
29060
28292
Name Intel Xeon E-2488 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 4142 1960
PassMark - CPU mark 29060 28292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30097

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2488 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $606 $1,745
Place in performance rating 139 148
Architecture codename Broadwell
Price now $1,762.90
Processor Number E5-2680V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.32
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.40 GHz
Die size 257 mm² 306 mm
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 448 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 3.5 MB
L3 cache 24 MB (shared) 35 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 86°C
Maximum frequency 5.6 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 8 14
Number of threads 16 28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB) 9.6 GT / s / QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 4700 Million
VID voltage range 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 1700 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only) x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)