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.

 

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: 22018 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 22018 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 1852
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1922 vs 1852

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1852
1922
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22018
3447
Name Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark 1852 1922
PassMark - CPU mark 22018 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 1337 1347
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)