Intel Xeon D-2799 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2799 and Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon D-2799

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2799

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 129 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2404 vs 2121

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	129 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2404 vs 2121

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 20
4 more threads: 44 vs 40
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44951 vs 33792

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 20
Number of threads	44 vs 40
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44951 vs 33792

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2799
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2404

2121

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33792

44951

Name	Intel Xeon D-2799	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2404	2121
PassMark - CPU mark	33792	44951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2799	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'22	04'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2050
Place in performance rating	693	690
Processor Number	D-2799	E5-2699AV4
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	22
Number of threads	40	44
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA2579	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	129 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
USB revision	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)