Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1927 vs 1916
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26772 vs 26340
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9536 vs 8521

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1927 vs 1916
PassMark - CPU mark	26772 vs 26340
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9536 vs 8521

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 89.9°C vs 76.7°C
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 834 vs 797

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	89.9°C vs 76.7°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	834 vs 797

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1927

1916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26772

26340

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

797

834

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9536

8521

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1927	1916
PassMark - CPU mark	26772	26340
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	797	834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9536	8521
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5995

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1178	1194
Processor Number	E5-2697V3	E5-2690V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76.7°C	89.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	24
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	135 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	2S
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® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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	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)