Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Intel Core i5-4250U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Intel Core i5-4250U 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Intel Core i5-4250U

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 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1331
13.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 2146
6.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3508 vs 574
24.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 1214

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 1331
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 2146
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508 vs 574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097 vs 1214

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4250U

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 i5-4250U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1955

1331

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28233

2146

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3508

574

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

30097

1214

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4	Intel Core i5-4250U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955	1331
PassMark - CPU mark	28233	2146
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508	574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097	1214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.66
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2811
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2811
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3353

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4	Intel Core i5-4250U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	10 March 2016	4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	$430
Place in performance rating	129	1948
Price now	$1,762.90	$358.99
Processor Number	E5-2680V4	i5-4250U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.32	2.84
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	306 mm	181 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	1300 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 5000
Device ID		0xA26
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)
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