Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 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 E5-2699 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
24 more threads: 36 vs 12
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 76.4°C vs 74°C
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34209 vs 17142

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 6
Number of threads	36 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	76.4°C vs 74°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34209 vs 17142

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1976 vs 1957

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1976 vs 1957

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1957

1976

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34209

17142

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1957	1976
PassMark - CPU mark	34209	17142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	732	299
Processor Number	E5-2699V3	E5-2643V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Announced	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,200
Price now		$2,641.75
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76.4°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	18	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	36	12
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	130 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 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® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)