Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 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 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 76°C
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 160 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31514 vs 28344

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097 vs 2092
PassMark - CPU mark	31514 vs 28344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 870 vs 792
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11425 vs 10720

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870 vs 792
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11425 vs 10720

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2097

2092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31514

28344

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

792

870

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

10720

11425

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097	2092
PassMark - CPU mark	31514	28344
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	792	870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10720	11425

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1031	1013
Processor Number	E5-2690V4	E5-2687WV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	24
VID voltage range	0	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	160 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	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® 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)