Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs Intel Xeon E-2146G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Intel Xeon E-2146G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Intel Xeon E-2146G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 6
32 more threads: 44 vs 12
12x more maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 128 GB

Number of cores	22 vs 6
Number of threads	44 vs 12
Maximum memory size	1536 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2146G

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2146G

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E-2146G
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark		2675
PassMark - CPU mark		13260

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E-2146G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP	Coffee Lake
Family	Xeon E5
Launch date	20 June 2016	Q3'18
Place in performance rating	274	705
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4	E-2146G
Series	E5-2000	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	1408 KB
L2 cache	5.5 MB
L3 cache	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	22	6
Number of threads	44	12
Operating Temperature Range	-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count	7.2 billion
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	71.53 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1536 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
Number of USB ports	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 1x16	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E96
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5