Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Around 89089% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.68 vs 45.233
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 312.635 vs 238.37
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.097 vs 2.53

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.68 vs 45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	312.635 vs 238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.097 vs 2.53

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 12
20 more threads: 44 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 83% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 83% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2048x more maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Number of cores	22 vs 12
Number of threads	44 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1408 KB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	5.5 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	55 MB vs 30 MB
Maximum memory size	1536 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

56.68

45.233

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

312.635

238.37

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.097

2.53

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.68	45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	312.635	238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.097	2.53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	84.763

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP	Broadwell EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2	Xeon E5
Place in performance rating	184	272
Processor Number	E5-2696 v2	E5-2696 v4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		20 June 2016
Series		E5-2000
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
L1 cache	768 KB	1408 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	12	22
Number of threads	24	44
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB (per socket)	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		71.53 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		150 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Number of USB ports		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 1x16
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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)