Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 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, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Differences

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 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.442 vs 9.094
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 209.959 vs 78.362
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.343 vs 1.114
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.446 vs 4.329
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 27.642 vs 12.027

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442 vs 9.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959 vs 78.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343 vs 1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446 vs 4.329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642 vs 12.027

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.442

9.094

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

209.959

78.362

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.343

1.114

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.446

4.329

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

27.642

12.027

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442	9.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959	78.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343	1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446	4.329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642	12.027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6829
PassMark - Single thread mark		1773
PassMark - CPU mark		24218
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7890

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Haswell
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1351	1640
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3	E5-2680V3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	4.5 MB
L3 cache	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	18	12
Number of threads	36	24
Maximum core temperature		84.5°C
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)