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

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

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2121 vs 2102
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44951 vs 43344

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2121 vs 2102
PassMark - CPU mark	44951 vs 43344

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2121

2102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44951

43344

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2121	2102
PassMark - CPU mark	44951	43344
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3462
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30449

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	04'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	690	105
Processor Number	E5-2699AV4	E5-2699V4
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	2.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	22	22
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	44	44
VID voltage range	0	0
Maximum core temperature		79°C
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)