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

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

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 70°C
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34356 vs 14164
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 28945 vs 25553

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 70°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34356 vs 14164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28945 vs 25553

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 2161
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4025 vs 3406

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2313 vs 2161
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4025 vs 3406

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2161

2313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34356

14164

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3406

4025

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

28945

25553

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2161	2313
PassMark - CPU mark	34356	14164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3406	4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28945	25553

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	114	140
Processor Number	E5-2697AV4	E5-1680V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	32	16
VID voltage range	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
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)