Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Intel Xeon X5698 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 E5-2683 v3

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23948 vs 3447
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 23948 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

  • Around 47% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1922 vs 1636
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1922 vs 1636

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1636
1922
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23948
3447
Name Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark 1636 1922
PassMark - CPU mark 23948 3447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 700
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7687

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 Intel Xeon X5698

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Westmere EP
Launch date Q3'14 February 2011
Place in performance rating 1353 1349
Processor Number E5-2683V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 82.5°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 4.4 GHz
Number of cores 14 2
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 28
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V
Die size 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1170 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 130 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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)