Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 99°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3009 vs 2316
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68411 vs 14252

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	99°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3009 vs 2316
PassMark - CPU mark	68411 vs 14252

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 195 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 195 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3009

2316

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68411

14252

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3009	2316
PassMark - CPU mark	68411	14252
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25553

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517
Place in performance rating	152	143
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		E5-1680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.40 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum core temperature	99°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		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	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt	140 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		1S Only
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)