Intel Xeon E-2234 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2234 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E-2234

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2234

Around 60% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2773 vs 1628

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2773 vs 1628

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 78.9°C vs 69.3°C
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19830 vs 9215

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	78.9°C vs 69.3°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19830 vs 9215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2773

1628

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9215

19830

Name	Intel Xeon E-2234	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2773	1628
PassMark - CPU mark	9215	19830
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2234	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Haswell
Launch date	27 May 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
Place in performance rating	813	795
Processor Number	E-2234	E5-2650V3
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.3°C	78.9°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of threads	8	20
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
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)