Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon W3680

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Intel Xeon W3680 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon W3680

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt

Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3680

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon W3680
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451	0
PassMark - Single thread mark		1575
PassMark - CPU mark		7024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		649
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		48.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.601

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon W3680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Westmere EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Place in performance rating	867	2567
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3	W3680
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$350
Price now		$759.95
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.52
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	6.4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	12
Die size		239 mm
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm X 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-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)