Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 E5-4667 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 87.6°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2895 vs 699
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 20597 vs 5632

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	87.6°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2895 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20597 vs 5632

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1737 vs 1461
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17762 vs 15397

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1737 vs 1461
PassMark - CPU mark	17762 vs 15397

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2895

699

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

20597

5632

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1461

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15397

17762

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2895	699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20597	5632
PassMark - Single thread mark	1461	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	15397	17762
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 E5-4667 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'15	March 2012
Place in performance rating	490	727
Processor Number	E5-4667V3	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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	2.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.6°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	32	16
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
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S	2S Only
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® AVX
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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)