Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4627 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
18 more threads: 28 vs 10
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1940 vs 1722
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26783 vs 20294

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	28 vs 10
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1940 vs 1722
PassMark - CPU mark	26783 vs 20294

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 86.4°C vs 76.7°C
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 145 Watt

Maximum core temperature	86.4°C vs 76.7°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 145 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1940

1722

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26783

20294

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1940	1722
PassMark - CPU mark	26783	20294
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1143	1164
Processor Number	E5-2697V3	E5-4627V3
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	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76.7°C	86.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	14	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	10
VID voltage range	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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
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	4S
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
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)