Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2690 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2690

Intel Xeon X5698

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16749 vs 3447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs February 2011
Number of cores	8 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 12288 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16749 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1922 vs 1676

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1922 vs 1676

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1676

1922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16749

3447

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2690	Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark	1676	1922
PassMark - CPU mark	16749	3447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	253.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	42.625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2690	Intel Xeon X5698
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Westmere EP
Launch date	March 2012	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$397
Place in performance rating	1235	1247
Price now	$159
Processor Number	E5-2690
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	25.42
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 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	20480 KB (shared)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.0 °C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2270 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)