Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Intel Xeon X5698 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Intel Xeon X5698

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22000 vs 3447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs February 2011
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 12288 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22000 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1922 vs 1849

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1922 vs 1849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1849

1922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22000

3447

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark	1849	1922
PassMark - CPU mark	22000	3447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6694

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Intel Xeon X5698
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Westmere EP
Launch date	September 2013	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,697
Place in performance rating	1341	1349
Price now	$435
Processor Number	E5-2690V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	11.18
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	239 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20
Transistor count	1400 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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 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)