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.

Intel Xeon E-2488

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

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 28247

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 28247

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

28247

Name	Intel Xeon E-2488	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	4142	1960
PassMark - CPU mark	29060	28247
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	140	149
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)