Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs Intel Xeon X5680

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 and Intel Xeon X5680 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E7-4850

Intel Xeon X5680

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
7.1x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 288 GB

Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 288 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5680

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°C vs 69°C
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1610 vs 703
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12594 vs 9571

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78.5°C vs 69°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610 vs 703
PassMark - CPU mark	12594 vs 9571

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

703

1610

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9571

12594

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon X5680
PassMark - Single thread mark	703	1610
PassMark - CPU mark	9571	12594
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3440
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.691
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.109

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon X5680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q2'11	February 2010
Place in performance rating	2312	2299
Processor Number	E7-4850	X5680
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$172
Price now		$161.63
Value for money (0-100)		15.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	78.5°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	6
Number of threads	20	12
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory size	2 TB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)