Intel Xeon W-3265 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3265 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 W-3265

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2313
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30105 vs 14164

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572 vs 2313
PassMark - CPU mark	30105 vs 14164

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3265
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2572

2313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30105

14164

Name	Intel Xeon W-3265	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572	2313
PassMark - CPU mark	30105	14164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25553

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3265	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	3 Jun 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$3349
Place in performance rating	534	140
Processor Number	W-3265	E5-1680V4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	33 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	8
Number of threads	48	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GiB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
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 AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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)