Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2692 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 12
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 30720 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2692 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		1571
PassMark - CPU mark		12119

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2692 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	1403	1411
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	18	12
Number of threads	36
Die size		160 mm
Maximum frequency		2.2 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)