Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 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 E5-2650L v4

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 145 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 145 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
  • Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 76.7°C vs 64°C
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1940 vs 1596
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26783 vs 25017
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature 76.7°C vs 64°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1940 vs 1596
PassMark - CPU mark 26783 vs 25017

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1596
1940
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25017
26783
Name Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1596 1940
PassMark - CPU mark 25017 26783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9536

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Haswell
Launch date Q1'16 Q3'14
Place in performance rating 1150 1143
Processor Number E5-2650LV4 E5-2697V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 64°C 76.7°C
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 14 14
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 28 28
VID voltage range 0 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 DDR4 1600/1866/2133

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 145 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S 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® 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 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)