Intel Xeon Gold 6430 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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 6430

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 71% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 1960
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82407 vs 28247

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	60 MB vs 35 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497 vs 1960
PassMark - CPU mark	82407 vs 28247

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 72°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 270 Watt

Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6430
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2497

1960

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82407

28247

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497	1960
PassMark - CPU mark	82407	28247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'23	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$2128	$1,745
Place in performance rating	138	149
Processor Number	6430	E5-2680V4
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	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
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	60 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	32	14
Number of threads	64	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache		448 KB
L2 cache		3.5 MB
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	40
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None