Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2695 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 76°C
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 160 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35277 vs 28840
3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3294 vs 870
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 29615 vs 11425

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	35277 vs 28840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3294 vs 870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	29615 vs 11425

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2075 vs 1915

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2075 vs 1915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1915

2075

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35277

28840

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3294

870

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

29615

11425

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1915	2075
PassMark - CPU mark	35277	28840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3294	870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	29615	11425
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	52.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	403.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	16.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.162

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	106	927
Processor Number	E5-2695V4	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	2.10 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	84°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	18	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	36	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)	120 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)