Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 6426Y

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

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 24% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
9.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3082 vs 1955
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68988 vs 28233

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	4.1 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
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	37.5 MB vs 35 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3082 vs 1955
PassMark - CPU mark	68988 vs 28233

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

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

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3082

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68988

28233

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3082	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	68988	28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$1,745
Place in performance rating	131	129
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	2.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	448 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	37.5 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	32	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
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
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	2	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)