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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Review: Explore CPU Specs and Performance

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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Let's talk about the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 processor, released in Q3/2013. This review covers all its specs and performance metrics, giving you a comprehensive overview. Feel free to dive into the details and compare it with other models. With its base clock frequency 3.00 GHz, core count , and memory support for DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866, this CPU packs a punch. It's compatible with Socket LGA 2011 motherboards and has a thermal design power (TDP) of 130 W.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 specs

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Information about the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

Specification Value
Name Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Family Intel Xeon E5
CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2
Segment Desktop / Server
Generation 4
Predecessor --
Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 8 / 16
Core architecture normal
Cores 8x
Hyperthreading / SMT Yes
Overclocking No
Frequency 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores) --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU
GPU frequency
GPU (Turbo) No turbo
Execution units
Shader
Max. GPU Memory --
Max. displays
Generation
Direct X --
Technology
Release date

Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
h264 No
VP8 No
VP9 No
AV1 No
AVC No
VC-1 No
JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Max. Memory 256 GB
Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
Bandwidth --
ECC Yes
PCIe 3.0 x 40
AES-NI Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 130 W
TDP (PL2) --
TDP up --
TDP down --
Tjunction max. --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 22 nm
Chip design Monolithic
Socket LGA 2011
L2-Cache --
L3-Cache 25.00 MB
Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date Q3/2013
Release price 1723 $
Part Number --
Documents --

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