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.

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Intel Xeon X5667

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: 1865 vs 1445
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28093 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	1865 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark	28093 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

1865

1445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28093

8462

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3	Intel Xeon X5667
PassMark - Single thread mark	1865	1445
PassMark - CPU mark	28093	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	971	967
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)