Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1858 vs 1571
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20810 vs 12119

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858 vs 1571
PassMark - CPU mark	20810 vs 12119

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10

Number of cores	12 vs 10

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

1571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20810

12119

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858	1571
PassMark - CPU mark	20810	12119
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1457	1453
Processor Number	E5-2640V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	10	12
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20
VID voltage range	0
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		30720 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)