Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Around 117% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 1.80 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 1.80 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8619
PassMark - Single thread mark		1144
PassMark - CPU mark		15084

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Broadwell
Launch date	10 September 2013	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1723
Place in performance rating	1735	1738
Processor Number	E5-1680V2	E5-4610V4
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	6.4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	1.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	20
Operating Temperature Range	5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Maximum core temperature		79
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	105 Watt
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)