Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Intel Core i5-4200U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Intel Core i5-4200U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 2
  • 24 more threads: 28 vs 4
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 11.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 96x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 16 GB
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1290
  • 12.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 2184
  • 6.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3508 vs 540
  • 26.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 1121
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 March 2016 vs 4 June 2013
Number of cores 14 vs 2
Number of threads 28 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 448 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 3.5 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 35 MB vs 3072 KB
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1955 vs 1290
PassMark - CPU mark 28233 vs 2184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3508 vs 540
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30097 vs 1121

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4200U

  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 86°C
  • 8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 86°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4200U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1955
1290
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28233
2184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3508
540
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
30097
1121
Name Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Core i5-4200U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1955 1290
PassMark - CPU mark 28233 2184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3508 540
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30097 1121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.229
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2659
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3936
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2659
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3936

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Core i5-4200U

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Haswell
Launch date 10 March 2016 4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $1,745
Place in performance rating 129 1935
Price now $1,762.90
Processor Number E5-2680V4 i5-4200U
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.32
Vertical segment Server Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 1.60 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 306 mm 118 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache 448 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 3.5 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 35 MB 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 14 2
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 28 4
Transistor count 4700 Million 1400 million
VID voltage range 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Processor graphics None Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Device ID 0xA16
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 12
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 4x1, 2x4
Scalability 2S
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect

Virtualization

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

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3280x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3