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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Intel Core i7-4930K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Released
Q3/2013
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Intel Core i7-4930K
Intel Core i7-4930K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 or Intel Core i7-4930K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i7-4930K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    439 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    684 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4930K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    234 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    535 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    297 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    742 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    522 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    245 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    412 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    170 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    428 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Intel Core i7-4930K Intel Core i7-4930K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v2 left arrow Intel Core i 4000X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4930K and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Core i7-4930K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    130 W left arrow 130 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Ivy Bridge E
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 2011
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Core i7-4930K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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