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

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

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

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 E5-2699A v4

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2699A 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		2121
PassMark - CPU mark		44951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP	Broadwell
Family	Xeon E5
Launch date	20 June 2016	04'16
Place in performance rating	272	690
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4	E5-2699AV4
Series	E5-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.40 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	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	22	22
Number of threads	44	44
Operating Temperature Range	-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count	7.2 billion
Unlocked
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	145 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)