Intel Xeon E-2234 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2234 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E-2234

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2234

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 69.3°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2873 vs 1737

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2019 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.3°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2873 vs 1737

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 128 GB
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17762 vs 9961

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	256 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17762 vs 9961

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2873

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9961

17762

Name	Intel Xeon E-2234	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2873	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	9961	17762
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2234	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	27 May 2019	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	$815
Place in performance rating	664	727
Processor Number	E-2234	E5-2687W
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,636.50
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.3°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 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 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt	150 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
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)