Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Intel Xeon E5-2690

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1993 vs 1676
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20576 vs 16749
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 750 vs 670
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6437 vs 5108

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1993 vs 1676
PassMark - CPU mark	20576 vs 16749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	750 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6437 vs 5108

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 256 GB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1993

1676

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20576

16749

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

750

670

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6437

5108

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2	Intel Xeon E5-2690
PassMark - Single thread mark	1993	1676
PassMark - CPU mark	20576	16749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	750	670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6437	5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		253.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		42.625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2	Intel Xeon E5-2690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,605	$397
Place in performance rating	1225	1235
Price now	$2,104.47	$159
Processor Number	E5-2687WV2	E5-2690
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.31	25.42
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	72.0 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	1400 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	135 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only	2S Only
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® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)