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).

Intel Xeon E-2436

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

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	290	294
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)