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

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

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 76.7°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
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2123 vs 1927
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33227 vs 26772
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3406 vs 797
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 28945 vs 9536

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 76.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123 vs 1927
PassMark - CPU mark	33227 vs 26772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3406 vs 797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28945 vs 9536

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2123

1927

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33227

26772

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3406

797

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

28945

9536

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123	1927
PassMark - CPU mark	33227	26772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3406	797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28945	9536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	123	1178
Processor Number	E5-2697AV4	E5-2697V3
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	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	76.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	32	28
VID voltage range	0	0.65V–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 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	145 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)