Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon E-2126G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and Intel Xeon E-2126G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 18 more threads: 24 vs 6
  • Around 73233% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 6
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz vs 4.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2126G

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 170.7x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2126G

Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E-2126G
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.763
PassMark - Single thread mark 2629
PassMark - CPU mark 10545

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E-2126G

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge-EP Coffee Lake
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Place in performance rating 196 763
Processor Number E5-2696 v2 E-2126G
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch date Q3'18
Series Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2500 MHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 3 MB
L3 cache 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 6
Number of threads 24 6

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory size 768 GB (per socket) 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Sockets supported LGA2011 FCLGA1151
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5