Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3028 vs 1962
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62325 vs 28284

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 448 KB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3028 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark	62325 vs 28284

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79
114688x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 17% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79
L2 cache	3.5 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3028

1962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62325

28284

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3028	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	62325	28284
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$944	$1,745
Place in performance rating	158	147
Processor Number	5416S	E5-2680V4
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,762.90
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	448 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	32	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	40
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None