Intel Xeon w5-2465X vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-2465X 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 w5-2465X

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-2465X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 78 vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3464 vs 2313
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46078 vs 14236

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78 vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3464 vs 2313
PassMark - CPU mark	46078 vs 14236

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-2465X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3464

2313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46078

14236

Name	Intel Xeon w5-2465X	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3464	2313
PassMark - CPU mark	46078	14236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25553

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-2465X	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1389
Place in performance rating	167	165
Processor Number	w5-2465X	E5-1680V4
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	33.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78	70°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, 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
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)