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.

 

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 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1990 vs 1682
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20631 vs 16746
  • 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 1990 vs 1682
PassMark - CPU mark 20631 vs 16746
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
1990
1682
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
20631
16746
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 1990 1682
PassMark - CPU mark 20631 16746
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 1310 1307
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)