Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. 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 E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 65% higher maximum core temperature: 86°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

Launch date	10 March 2016 vs 6 Mar 2012
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 52°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 384 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon E5-2680 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		1955
PassMark - CPU mark		28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Mar 2012	10 March 2016
Place in performance rating	2155	129
Processor Number	E5-2689	E5-2680V4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	52°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	28
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	0
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache		448 KB
L2 cache		3.5 MB
L3 cache		35 MB
Transistor count		4700 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	120 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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None