Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
  • 24 more threads: 40 vs 16
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44580 vs 14136
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 8
Number of threads 40 vs 16
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44580 vs 14136

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 2098
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2313 vs 2098

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2098
2313
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44580
14136
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2098 2313
PassMark - CPU mark 44580 14136
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 25553

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Family Xeon Gold
Launch date 2 April 2019 Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP) $1894, $1900
Place in performance rating 538 141
Processor Number 6230 E5-1680V4
Series 6200 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 4 × 8 GT/s 0 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 1.25 MB
L2 cache 20 MB
L3 cache 27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 87 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 20 8
Number of threads 40 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S 1S Only
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)