Intel Xeon E-2234 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2234 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 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.

Intel Xeon E-2234

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2234

Around 66% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2770 vs 1731

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2770 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 69.3°C
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23148 vs 9114

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 69.3°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23148 vs 9114

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2770

1731

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9114

23148

Name	Intel Xeon E-2234	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2770	1731
PassMark - CPU mark	9114	23148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8676

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2234	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	27 May 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
Place in performance rating	822	831
Processor Number	E-2234	E5-2650V4
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.20 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	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.3°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	24
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 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	45mm x 52.5mm
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)