Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. 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 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 14
8 more threads: 36 vs 28
2.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 14
Number of threads	36 vs 28
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache	4.5 MB vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache	45 MB vs 35 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6767
PassMark - Single thread mark		1955
PassMark - CPU mark		28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Broadwell
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14	10 March 2016
Place in performance rating	1304	129
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3	E5-2680V4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.125 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	4.5 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	45 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	18	14
Number of threads	36	28
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None