Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2683 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, 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 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 87 vs 84°C
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53402 vs 28326

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	87 vs 84°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53402 vs 28326

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1766 vs 1584

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1766 vs 1584

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1584

1766

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53402

28326

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1584	1766
PassMark - CPU mark	53402	28326
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3194
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		14.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		107.856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		28.156

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	827	820
Processor Number	E5-4667V4	E5-2683V4
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	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	36	32
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	120 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)