Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 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 6230

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 14
12 more threads: 40 vs 28
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2110 vs 1956
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44763 vs 28537

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	20 vs 14
Number of threads	40 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 3.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark	44763 vs 28537

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 27% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt

L3 cache	35 MB vs 27.5 MB
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44763

28537

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	44763	28537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894, $1900	$1,745
Place in performance rating	537	128
Processor Number	6230	E5-2680V4
Series	6200	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
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.25 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	20	14
Number of threads	40	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		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	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	2S
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None