Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 12
20 more threads: 44 vs 24
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 160 Watt

Number of cores	22 vs 12
Number of threads	44 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 160 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
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		2075
PassMark - CPU mark		28840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11425

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP	Broadwell
Family	Xeon E5
Launch date	20 June 2016	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	274	920
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4	E5-2687WV4
Series	E5-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz	9.6 GT/s QPI
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	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	22	12
Number of threads	44	24
Operating Temperature Range	-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count	7.2 billion
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	71.53 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1536 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	160 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011-3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
Number of USB ports	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 1x16	x4, x8, x16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)