Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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 E5-4627 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
18 more threads: 28 vs 10
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 82
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2122 vs 1951
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32227 vs 22336

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	28 vs 10
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 82
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122 vs 1951
PassMark - CPU mark	32227 vs 22336

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1951

2122

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22336

32227

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951	2122
PassMark - CPU mark	22336	32227
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		792
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10720

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	913	933
Processor Number	E5-4627V4	E5-2690V4
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	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	82	89°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	14
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	10	28
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	135 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	4S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)