Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2689

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 52°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 52°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.539
PassMark - Single thread mark		1081
PassMark - CPU mark		7992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2370

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Mar 2012	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	2076	2188
Processor Number	E5-2689	E5-2603V4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	52°C	73°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	6
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)