Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 E5-2687W v4

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 66.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28250 vs 10425
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11425 vs 5178

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 66.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28250 vs 10425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11425 vs 5178

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 160 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 2096
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 914 vs 870

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124 vs 2096
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914 vs 870

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2096

2124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28250

10425

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

870

914

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11425

5178

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2096	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	28250	10425
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870	914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11425	5178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		249.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		95.407

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1014	1024
Processor Number	E5-2687WV4	E5-1650V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	66.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	24	12
VID voltage range	0	0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt	140 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	1S 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® 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)