Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Intel Core i5-6600K

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,278

Rank #636

vs
5,622

Rank #405

5,278
5,622

Core i5-6600K wins by 6.1% (Rank #636 vs #405)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,081

Rank #889

vs
5,983

Rank #276

5,081
5,983

Core i5-6600K wins by 15.1% (Rank #889 vs #276)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,573

Rank #367

vs
5,080

Rank #578

5,573
5,080

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 8.8% (Rank #367 vs #578)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,155

Rank #302

vs
4,663

Rank #780

5,155
4,663

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 9.5% (Rank #302 vs #780)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,188

Rank #325

vs
4,632

Rank #820

5,188
4,632

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 10.7% (Rank #325 vs #820)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,122

Rank #330

vs
4,743

Rank #659

5,122
4,743

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 7.4% (Rank #330 vs #659)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i5-6600K Diff
Cores
14
4
+71.4%
Threads
28
4
+85.7%
Base Frequency
2,400 MHz
3,500 MHz
-31.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,300 MHz
3,900 MHz
-15.4%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,300 MHz
3,800 MHz
-13.2%
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,100 MHz
3,700 MHz
-16.2%
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,000 MHz
3,600 MHz
-16.7%
Clock Multiplier
24x
35x
-31.4%
L1 Cache --
256 KB
L2 Cache
4 MiB
1 MiB
+71.4%
L3 Cache
35 MiB
6 MiB
+82.9%
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
64 GB
+95.8%
Max Bandwidth --
32 GB/s
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
120 W
91 W
24.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i5-6600K
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Core
Series E5-2000 i5-6000
Model Number E5-2680 i5-6600K
Microarchitecture Broadwell Skylake
Core Name Broadwell Skylake
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 4F 94
Socket -- LGA-1151
Package -- FCLGA-1151
Chipset C610 Sunrise
Memory Type -- DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
ECC Support -- No
Market Segment Server Desktop
Release Price $1,745.00 $243.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel
Core i5-6600K
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Xeon
Core i5-6600K
Core

Series

Xeon E5-2680 v4
E5-2000
Core i5-6600K
i5-6000

Model Number

Xeon E5-2680 v4
E5-2680
Core i5-6600K
i5-6600K

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Broadwell
Core i5-6600K
Skylake

Core Name

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Broadwell
Core i5-6600K
Skylake

Core Family

Xeon E5-2680 v4
6
Core i5-6600K
6

Core Model

Xeon E5-2680 v4
4F
Core i5-6600K
94

Socket

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
LGA-1151

Package

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
FCLGA-1151

Chipset

Xeon E5-2680 v4
C610
Core i5-6600K
Sunrise

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
No

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Server
Core i5-6600K
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon E5-2680 v4
$1,745.00
Core i5-6600K
$243.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Yes
Core i5-6600K
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i5-6600K
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 122 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion --
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA -- x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon E5-2680 v4
14 nm
Core i5-6600K
14 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2680 v4
306.18 mm²
Core i5-6600K
122 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2680 v4
4.70 billion
Core i5-6600K
--

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel
Core i5-6600K
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2680 v4
CMOS
Core i5-6600K
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon E5-2680 v4
64-bit
Core i5-6600K
64-bit

ISA

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i5-6600K
GPU -- HD Graphics 530
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz
Execution Units -- 24

GPU

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
HD Graphics 530

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
1150 MHz

Execution Units

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i5-6600K
24

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i5-6600K
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64