Intel Xeon E-2436 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2436 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2436

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 36% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 20 June 2016
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core) vs 5.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 6
  • 32 more threads: 44 vs 12
  • 2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 22 vs 6
Number of threads 44 vs 12
L1 cache 1408 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache 55 MB vs 18 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2436
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name Intel Xeon E-2436 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 3627
PassMark - CPU mark 22487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2436 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $331
Place in performance rating 302 307
Architecture codename Broadwell EP
Family Xeon E5
Processor Number E5-2696 v4
Series E5-2000
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.9 GHz 2.2 GHz
Die size 163 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 1408 KB
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core) 5.5 MB
L3 cache 18 MB (shared) 55 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 6 22
Number of threads 12 44
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range -25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count 7.2 billion

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2400
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1536 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only) 1x4, 1x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
Number of USB ports 3.0

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)