Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

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 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 768 GB

Number of cores	22 vs 18
Number of threads	44 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1536 GB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
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		1957
PassMark - CPU mark		34209

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP	Haswell
Family	Xeon E5
Launch date	20 June 2016	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	274	732
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4	E5-2699V3
Series	E5-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Announced
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.30 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	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 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		76.4°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	71.53 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1536 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
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)