Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Intel Core i7-990X

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
4,612

Rank #1,182

5,278
4,612

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 12.6% (Rank #636 vs #1182)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,081

Rank #889

vs
4,553

Rank #1,248

5,081
4,553

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 10.4% (Rank #889 vs #1248)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,573

Rank #367

vs
4,700

Rank #961

5,573
4,700

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 15.7% (Rank #367 vs #961)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,155

Rank #302

vs
4,714

Rank #631

5,155
4,714

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 8.6% (Rank #302 vs #631)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,188

Rank #325

vs
4,739

Rank #619

5,188
4,739

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 8.7% (Rank #325 vs #619)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,122

Rank #330

vs
4,658

Rank #826

5,122
4,658

Xeon E5-2680 v4 wins by 9.1% (Rank #330 vs #826)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i7-990X Diff
Cores
14
6
+57.1%
Threads
28
12
+57.1%
Base Frequency
2,400 MHz
3,466 MHz
-30.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,100 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
24x
26x
-7.7%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+93%
L3 Cache
35 MiB
11 MiB
+67.3%
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
--
Max CPUs
2
--
TDP (lower is better)
120 W
130 W
7.7% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i7-990X
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2680 --
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Gulftown
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- Socket 1366
Package -- FC-LGA10
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR3
Market Segment Server Desktop
Release Price $1,745.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel
Core i7-990X
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Xeon
Core i7-990X
--

Series

Xeon E5-2680 v4
E5-2000
Core i7-990X
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2680 v4
E5-2680
Core i7-990X
--

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Broadwell
Core i7-990X
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Broadwell
Core i7-990X
Gulftown

Core Family

Xeon E5-2680 v4
6
Core i7-990X
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2680 v4
4F
Core i7-990X
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i7-990X
Socket 1366

Package

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i7-990X
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Xeon E5-2680 v4
C610
Core i7-990X
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2680 v4
--
Core i7-990X
DDR3

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Server
Core i7-990X
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon E5-2680 v4
$1,745.00
Core i7-990X
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Yes
Core i7-990X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i7-990X
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 239 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 1,170
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Xeon E5-2680 v4
14 nm
Core i7-990X
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2680 v4
306.18 mm²
Core i7-990X
239 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2680 v4
4.70 billion
Core i7-990X
1,170

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel
Core i7-990X
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2680 v4
CMOS
Core i7-990X
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2680 v4
64-bit
Core i7-990X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2680 v4 Core i7-990X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64