Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2667

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 85.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1721 vs 1572
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22941 vs 12708
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6947 vs 4039

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2013 vs March 2012
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 85.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1721 vs 1572
PassMark - CPU mark	22941 vs 12708
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6947 vs 4039

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667

Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 672 vs 654

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	672 vs 654

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1721

1572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22941

12708

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

654

672

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6947

4039

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2667
PassMark - Single thread mark	1721	1572
PassMark - CPU mark	22941	12708
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654	672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6947	4039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	75.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	14.769

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2667
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	10 September 2013	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	$714
Place in performance rating	1633	1645
Price now	$2,235.02	$226
Processor Number	E5-2697V2	E5-2667
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.30	13.51
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	435 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	8GT / s
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	85.0°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	12
Transistor count	1400 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)