Intel Xeon Gold 5512U vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5512U and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5512U

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5512U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 14
28 more threads: 56 vs 28
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 98°C vs 86°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 1960
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60397 vs 28291

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	28 vs 14
Number of threads	56 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	98°C vs 86°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 448 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared) vs 35 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058 vs 1960
PassMark - CPU mark	60397 vs 28291

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 185 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5512U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3058

1960

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60397

28291

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5512U	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058	1960
PassMark - CPU mark	60397	28291
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5512U	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$1230	$1,745
Place in performance rating	162	152
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Price now		$1,762.90
Processor Number		E5-2680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²	306 mm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	448 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared)	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	89°C
Maximum core temperature	98°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	28	14
Number of threads	56	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)