Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
  • 20 more threads: 36 vs 16
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 18 vs 8
Number of threads 36 vs 16
L1 cache 1.125 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4.5 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 45 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
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 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 20635
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6437

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell-EP Ivy Bridge EP
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date Q4'14 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1312 1310
Processor Number E5-2696 v3 E5-2687WV2
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $1,605
Price now $2,104.47
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.31

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2300 MHz 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 1.125 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4.5 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 45 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Number of cores 18 8
Number of threads 36 16
Die size 160 mm
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 256 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported LGA2011-3 (R3) FCLGA2011
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt

Peripherals

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

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® AVX
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)