Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2699 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 8
28 more threads: 44 vs 16
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2102 vs 1736
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43344 vs 17673
5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3462 vs 699
5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30449 vs 5632

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 8
Number of threads	44 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2102 vs 1736
PassMark - CPU mark	43344 vs 17673
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3462 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30449 vs 5632

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2102

1736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43344

17673

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3462

699

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

30449

5632

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2102	1736
PassMark - CPU mark	43344	17673
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3462	699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30449	5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'16	March 2012
Place in performance rating	105	719
Processor Number	E5-2699V4	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$815
Price now		$2,636.50
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	22	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	44	16
VID voltage range	0	0.60V - 1.35V
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	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
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)