Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 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, 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 E5-2683 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 78°C
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28291 vs 24117
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 28493 vs 24669

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 78°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28291 vs 24117
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28493 vs 24669

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2194 vs 1764
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3805 vs 3194

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2194 vs 1764
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3805 vs 3194

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1764

2194

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28291

24117

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3194

3805

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

28493

24669

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1764	2194
PassMark - CPU mark	28291	24117
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3194	3805
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28493	24669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	107.856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.156

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	831	182
Processor Number	E5-2683V4	E5-2667V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	32	16
VID voltage range	0	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 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)