Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2697A 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 16
12 more threads: 44 vs 32
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 78°C
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43774 vs 34280
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3462 vs 3406
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30449 vs 28945

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 16
Number of threads	44 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 78°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	43774 vs 34280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3462 vs 3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30449 vs 28945

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2157 vs 2113

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157 vs 2113

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2113

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43774

34280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3462

3406

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

30449

28945

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2113	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	43774	34280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3462	3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30449	28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	84	114
Processor Number	E5-2699V4	E5-2697AV4
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	2.20 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	22	16
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	44	32
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	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)