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).

 

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
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28954 vs 10424
  • 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 28954 vs 10424
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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 2071
  • 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 2071
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
2071
2124
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28954
10424
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 2071 2124
PassMark - CPU mark 28954 10424
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 926 954
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)