Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Around 10% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7451 vs 6767

Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451 vs 6767

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	4.5 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	45 MB vs 30 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

7451

6767

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451	6767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.642

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Haswell-EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Place in performance rating	867	1304
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3	E5-2696 v3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q4'14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2300 MHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	4.5 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	36
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel 64
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)