Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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 E5-2687W v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 76°C
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 160 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2157 vs 2075
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34280 vs 28840
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3406 vs 870
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 28945 vs 11425

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157 vs 2075
PassMark - CPU mark	34280 vs 28840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3406 vs 870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28945 vs 11425

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2157

2075

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34280

28840

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3406

870

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

28945

11425

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157	2075
PassMark - CPU mark	34280	28840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3406	870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28945	11425

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	114	927
Processor Number	E5-2697AV4	E5-2687WV4
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	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	32	24
VID voltage range	0	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	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	160 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)