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

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Q3/2013
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
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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?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i7-4930K has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    184 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% 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)
    293 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    205 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    507 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    286 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    616 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    357 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    245 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    166 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    284 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.

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

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.6 GHz
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.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    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.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • PCIe
    3.0 x 40 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 40
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Core i7-4930K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Core i7-4930K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Ivy Bridge E
  • 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 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2013
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 2011
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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