Intel Xeon Gold 5512U vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5512U and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon Gold 5512U

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5512U

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 3 month(s) later
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 8
40 more threads: 56 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
4.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
28x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 September 2013
Number of cores	28 vs 8
Number of threads	56 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared) vs 25 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 185 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5512U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5512U	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3029
PassMark - CPU mark	60334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5512U	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1230	$1723
Place in performance rating	190	1735
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Processor Number		E5-1680V2
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared)	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	89°C	85 °C
Maximum core temperature	98°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	28	8
Number of threads	56	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Operating Temperature Range		5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)