Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2699 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

  • Around 91567% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz vs 3.60 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 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
  • 2048x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB 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
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
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 2134
PassMark - CPU mark 44291
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3462
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30449

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge-EP Broadwell
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Place in performance rating 196 85
Processor Number E5-2696 v2 E5-2699V4
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch date Q1'16
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2500 MHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 3 MB
L3 cache 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 12 22
Number of threads 24 44
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB (per socket) 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported LGA2011 FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 145 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 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)