Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Intel Core i7-1180G7

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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1180G7
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Core i7-1180G7

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 or Intel Core i7-1180G7 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Core i7-1180G7 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1180G7 was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19)
4 Generation 11
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Tiger Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Intel Core i7-1180G7 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1180G7
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1180G7
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 96
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1180G7 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1180G7
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
256 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 5.00 MB
25.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
40 PCIe lanes 4
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the Intel Core i7-1180G7 is 15 W.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1180G7
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 7 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a 25.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-1180G7 cache has a total of 17.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1180G7
22 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011 Socket BGA 1526
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2021
1723 $ Release price 426 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 (53%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 (85%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
871 (61%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 Intel Core i7-1180G7
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1437 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
6228 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 Intel Core i7-1180G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4322 (69%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
804 (44%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 Intel Core i7-1180G7
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1845 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4558 (99%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 Intel Core i7-1180G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4612 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 Intel Core i7-1180G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1687 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 Intel Core i7-1180G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
8466 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4188 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1180G7 Intel Core i7-1180G7
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Core i7-1180G7
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