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).

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2155 vs 1884
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	2155 vs 1884
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 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34996 vs 33984
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	34996 vs 33984
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

2155

1884

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33984

34996

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	2155	1884
PassMark - CPU mark	33984	34996
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	132	120
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)