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.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

Intel Xeon X5698

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	1351	1347
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)