Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 vs Intel Xeon E-2124

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Intel Xeon E-2124 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Intel Xeon E-2124

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28093 vs 6939

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28093 vs 6939

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2505 vs 1865

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2505 vs 1865

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1865

2505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28093

6939

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3	Intel Xeon E-2124
PassMark - Single thread mark	1865	2505
PassMark - CPU mark	28093	6939

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3	Intel Xeon E-2124
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2018
Place in performance rating	971	980
Processor Number	E5-2695V3	E-2124
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	82.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	28	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		126 mm
L1 cache		64K (per core)
L2 cache		256K (per core)
L3 cache		8 MB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)