The Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4 GHz Fourteen-Core LGA 2011-3 Processor from Intel has a base clock speed of 2.4 GHz and comes with features such as Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 and Intel Hyper-Threading technology; with Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 technology, the maximum turbo frequency this processor can achieve is 3.3 GHz.. Additionally, this processor features fourteen cores with twenty-eight threads in an LGA 2011-3 socket and has 35MB of Intel Smart Cache memory. Having fourteen cores allows the processor to run multiple programs simultaneously without slowing down the system, while the twenty-eight threads allow a basic ordered sequence of instructions to be passed through or processed by a single CPU core.
This processor also supports up to 1TB of DDR4-1600/1866/2133/2400 RAM and PCIe 3.0 for smooth multitasking and expansion; as well as AVX 2.0 Instruction Set Extensions for crisp visual processing, 14nm semiconductor technology for increased performance, and a system bus power of 9.6 GT/s. Graphically, the Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4 GHz Fourteen-Core LGA 2011-3 processor does not contain an integrated graphics controller, meaning that users will need to purchase a dedicated graphics card of their choice.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.
Intel AES New Instructions
Intel AES New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.
Intel AVX 2.0 Instruction Set Extensions
Intel AVX 2.0 Instruction Set Extensions are designed to improve application performance in relation to high performance computing, databases, and video processing by recompiling and modifying the processor's instruction code.
Intel Demand Based Switching
Intel Demand Based Switching is a power-management technology in which the applied voltage and clock speed of a microprocessor are kept at the minimum necessary levels until more processing power is required. This technology was introduced as Intel SpeedStep Technology in the server marketplace.
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.
Intel TSX-NI
Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions New Instructions (Intel TSX-NI) are a set of instructions focused on multi-threaded performance scaling. This technology helps make parallel operations more efficient via improved control of locks in software.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it and increased energy efficiency when you don't.
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and improves performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.
Intel vPro Technology
Intel vPro Technology is a set of security and manageability capabilities built into the processor aimed at addressing four critical areas of IT security:
- Threat management, including protection from rootkits, viruses, and malware
- Identity and web site access point protection
- Confidential personal and business data protection
- Remote and local monitoring, remediation, and repair of PCs and workstations
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.
Intel 64
Intel 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop, and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software. Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4GB of both virtual and physical memory.
Execute Disable Bit
Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.
Idle States
Idle States (C-states) are used to save power when the processor is idle. C0 is the operational state, meaning that the CPU is doing useful work. C1 is the first idle state, C2 the second, and so on, where more power saving actions are taken for numerically higher C-states.
Secure Key
Intel Secure Key consists of a digital random number generator that creates truly random numbers to strengthen encryption algorithms.
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies protect the processor package and the system from thermal failure through several thermal management features. An on-die Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) detects the core's temperature while the thermal management features reduce package power consumption and its temperature accordingly, which keeps the system within normal operating limits.
Trusted Execution Technology
Intel Trusted Execution Technology for safer computing is a versatile set of hardware extensions to Intel processors and chipsets that enhance the digital office platform with security capabilities such as measured launch and protected execution. It enables an environment where applications can run within their own space, protected from all other software on the system.