Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 vs Intel Xeon D-2123IT

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Intel Xeon D-2123IT processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 E5-1680 v3

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2098 vs 1734
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13132 vs 6673
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2098 vs 1734
PassMark - CPU mark 13132 vs 6673

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2123IT

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 140 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2123IT

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2098
1734
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13132
6673
Name Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon D-2123IT
PassMark - Single thread mark 2098 1734
PassMark - CPU mark 13132 6673
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 930
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7251

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon D-2123IT

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Skylake
Launch date Q3'14 Q1'18
Place in performance rating 1177 1323
Processor Number E5-1680V3 D-2123IT
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 66.26°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 16 8
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCBGA2518
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 60 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 32
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 >
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 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
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1

Virtualization

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