Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 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 v4

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 66.26°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38140 vs 13132
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8900 vs 7251

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 66.26°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2105 vs 2098
PassMark - CPU mark	38140 vs 13132
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8900 vs 7251

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 930 vs 736

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	930 vs 736

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2105

2098

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38140

13132

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

736

930

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8900

7251

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2105	2098
PassMark - CPU mark	38140	13132
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	736	930
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8900	7251

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	972	1176
Processor Number	E5-2697V4	E5-1680V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	66.26°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	36	16
VID voltage range	0	0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	140 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	1S 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® 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)