Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.68 vs 13.442
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 312.635 vs 209.959
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.097 vs 1.343
Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 16.335 vs 8.446
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 84.763 vs 27.642

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.68 vs 13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	312.635 vs 209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.097 vs 1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	16.335 vs 8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	84.763 vs 27.642

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	4.5 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	45 MB vs 30 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

56.68

13.442

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

312.635

209.959

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.097

1.343

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

16.335

8.446

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

84.763

27.642

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.68	13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	312.635	209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.097	1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	16.335	8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	84.763	27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP	Haswell-EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Place in performance rating	198	1352
Processor Number	E5-2696 v2	E5-2696 v3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q4'14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2300 MHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	4.5 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	36
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)