The Intel Xeon E5-2680 is a server-grade processor of the Sandy Bridge EP product family. It first saw the light of day in 2012. This Xeon has 8 cores (16 threads) running at 2.7 GHz to 3.5 GHz but no GPU of its own.
The chip features 20 MB of L3 cache and a DDR3-1600 memory controller that will accept up to 384 GB of ECC-enabled RAM. It also has forty PCI-Express 3 lanes at its disposal for connecting graphics cards, storage mediums and other devices.
You can easily replace this CPU with something else considering it uses Intel's LGA2011 socket interface.
Performance
The average E5-2680 in our database is in the same league as the Core i5-8500T, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned, making the Xeon more than good enough for most day-to-day activities as of mid 2021.
Power consumption
This Xeon series processor has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 130 W. Xeon E5-2680 is built with a very old, as of late 2022, 32 nm Intel process for terribly low energy efficiency.
| Codename | Sandy Bridge-EP |
| Series | Intel Xeon (Desktop) |
| Clock Rate | 2700 - 3500 MHz |
| Level 1 Cache | 512 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 2 MB |
| Level 3 Cache | 20 MB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 |
| Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 130 Watt |
| Transistor Count | 2270 Million |
| Manufacturing Technology | 32 nm |
| Voltage Range | 0.6-1.35 V |
| Die Size | 435 mm2 |
| Max. Temperature | 85 °C |
| Socket | LGA2011 |
| Features | DDR3-1600 ECC RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Architecture | x86 |
| Starting Price | $1723 U.S. |
| Announcement Date | 03/06/2012 |
| Product Link (external) | ark.intel.com |
- Average benchmark values
» Mobile CPU Comparison
Comparison of all mobile CPU series
» Mobile Processors - Benchmarklist
Benchmarklist of all known CPUs that are used in laptops (desktop and laptop CPUs)
Top 10 Laptops
Multimedia, Budget Multimedia, Gaming, Budget Gaming, Lightweight Gaming, Business, Budget Office, Workstation, Subnotebooks, Ultrabooks, Chromebooks
under 300 USD/Euros, under 500 USD/Euros, 1,000 USD/Euros, for University Students, Best Displays
Top 10 Smartphones
Smartphones, Phablets, ≤6-inch, Camera Smartphones
Add as a preferred