Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 91 vs 86.95
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1688 vs 1576

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	91 vs 86.95
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688 vs 1576

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3093 vs 2959
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 22657 vs 20447
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21856 vs 14879

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3093 vs 2959
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	22657 vs 20447
PassMark - CPU mark	21856 vs 14879

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2959

3093

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

20447

22657

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1688

1576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14879

21856

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2959	3093
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20447	22657
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688	1576
PassMark - CPU mark	14879	21856

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'15	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	482	375
Processor Number	E5-2658AV3	E5-2658V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	91	86.95
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	24
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	105 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)