Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 10
16 more threads: 36 vs 20
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1958 vs 1613
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34246 vs 19719

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 10
Number of threads	36 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958 vs 1613
PassMark - CPU mark	34246 vs 19719

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 78.9°C vs 76.4°C
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 145 Watt

Maximum core temperature	78.9°C vs 76.4°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 145 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1958

1613

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34246

19719

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958	1613
PassMark - CPU mark	34246	19719
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	732	720
Processor Number	E5-2699V3	E5-2650V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Announced	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76.4°C	78.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	36	20
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
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	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	105 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)