Intel Xeon w5-2465X vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

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

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-2465X

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28
Around 42% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3507 vs 1957
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46925 vs 28506

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 448 KB
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3507 vs 1957
PassMark - CPU mark	46925 vs 28506

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 78
114688x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 78
L2 cache	3.5 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB vs 33.75 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-2465X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3507

1957

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46925

28506

Name	Intel Xeon w5-2465X	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3507	1957
PassMark - CPU mark	46925	28506
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-2465X	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$1389	$1,745
Place in performance rating	125	127
Processor Number	w5-2465X	E5-2680V4
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Price now		$1,762.90
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	448 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	33.75 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	32	28
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		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
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None