Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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 E5-2699A v4

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 8
28 more threads: 44 vs 16
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2122 vs 1662
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44907 vs 16669

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 8
Number of threads	44 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122 vs 1662
PassMark - CPU mark	44907 vs 16669

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 145 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 145 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2122

1662

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44907

16669

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122	1662
PassMark - CPU mark	44907	16669
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	04'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	607	613
Processor Number	E5-2699AV4	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	22	8
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	44	16
VID voltage range	0	0.65-1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	384 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	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
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)