Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2695 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 18
8 more threads: 44 vs 36
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz

Number of cores	22 vs 18
Number of threads	44 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 52.064 vs 45.233
Around 69% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 403.17 vs 238.37
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.65 vs 2.53

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	52.064 vs 45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	403.17 vs 238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.65 vs 2.53

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

45.233

52.064

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

238.37

403.17

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.53

2.65

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.233	52.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	238.37	403.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.53	2.65
PassMark - Single thread mark		1867
PassMark - CPU mark		34936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3294
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		29615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		16.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		162.162

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP	Broadwell
Family	Xeon E5
Launch date	20 June 2016	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	272	115
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4	E5-2695V4
Series	E5-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.10 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	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	22	18
Number of threads	44	36
Operating Temperature Range	-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count	7.2 billion
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°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	120 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)