Weekly CPU #15
Intel Xeon E5 2680 V4
Here are some things about it:
- Cores/Threads: 14/28
- Base/Boost clock: 2.40GHz/3.30GHz
- Cache: 35MB
- TDP: 120W
- Manufacturing process: 14nm
- Year: 2016
- MSRP: $1745
- Socket: LGA2011
- Targeted market: Server
- PassMark score: 17160
My rating of it: 8/10
Andres rating: 3 chips/5 silicon wafers
Still a pretty good server CPU, you can get these for like 30 EUR.
Some more info: It supports up to 1.5TB of DDR4 Quad-Channel ECC ram. It has 40 lanes of PCIe gen 3.
Date posted: September 6, 2026
Comment: I'm really bad at doing these Weekly CPUs weekly.