Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2695 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2156 vs 1907
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3406 vs 3294
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2156 vs 1907
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3406 vs 3294

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
  • 4 more threads: 36 vs 32
  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 78°C
  • Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 145 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35128 vs 34438
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 29615 vs 28945
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 16
Number of threads 36 vs 32
Maximum core temperature 84°C vs 78°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 35128 vs 34438
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 29615 vs 28945

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2156
1907
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34438
35128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3406
3294
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
28945
29615
Name Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2156 1907
PassMark - CPU mark 34438 35128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3406 3294
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 28945 29615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 52.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 403.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 162.162

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Broadwell
Launch date Q1'16 Q1'16
Place in performance rating 113 107
Processor Number E5-2697AV4 E5-2695V4
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 2.10 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 84°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 16 18
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 32 36
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 120 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)