Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 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 E5-2667 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
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2191 vs 2005
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3805 vs 3451
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2191 vs 2005
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3805 vs 3451

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 87.9°C vs 78°C
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31077 vs 24086
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 26574 vs 24669
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 87.9°C vs 78°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 31077 vs 24086
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 26574 vs 24669

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2191
2005
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24086
31077
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3805
3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
24669
26574
Name Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2191 2005
PassMark - CPU mark 24086 31077
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3805 3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24669 26574

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Haswell
Launch date Q1'16 Q3'14
Place in performance rating 184 188
Processor Number E5-2667V4 E5-2698V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Announced
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 78°C 87.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 16 32
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) 135 Watt 135 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)