Intel Xeon E-2486 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2486 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2486

  • Around 56% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4062 vs 2006
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 5.6 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 87.9°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4062 vs 2006

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 20 more threads: 32 vs 12
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31053 vs 24713
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 32 vs 12
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 31053 vs 24713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2486
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4062
2006
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24713
31053
Name Intel Xeon E-2486 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 4062 2006
PassMark - CPU mark 24713 31053
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 26574

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2486 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP) $506
Place in performance rating 185 188
Architecture codename Haswell
Processor Number E5-2698V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Announced
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 2.30 GHz
Die size 163 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache 18 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 87.9°C
Maximum frequency 5.6 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 6 16
Number of threads 12 32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 1700 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only) x4 x8 x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)