Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 vs Intel Xeon X5667

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Intel Xeon X5667 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 E5-2695 v3

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 28 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 288 GB
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1867 vs 1445
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28312 vs 8462
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 4
Number of threads 28 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1867 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark 28312 vs 8462

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5667

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 82.9°C vs 82.6°C
  • Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 82.9°C vs 82.6°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5667

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1867
1445
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28312
8462
Name Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 Intel Xeon X5667
PassMark - Single thread mark 1867 1445
PassMark - CPU mark 28312 8462
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9962

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 Intel Xeon X5667

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Westmere EP
Launch date Q3'14 March 2010
Place in performance rating 966 968
Processor Number E5-2695V3 X5667
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Price now $70
Value for money (0-100) 19.87

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 3.06 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 82.6°C 82.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 3.46 GHz
Number of cores 14 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 28 8
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.750V-1.350V
Die size 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1170 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 95 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® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.2
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 40-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)