Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 87 vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53402 vs 17753

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	87 vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53402 vs 17753

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1740 vs 1584

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740 vs 1584

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1584

1740

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53402

17753

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	1584	1740
PassMark - CPU mark	53402	17753
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
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 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	March 2012
Place in performance rating	733	737
Processor Number	E5-4667V4	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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	2.20 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	87	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	36	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	1.5 TB	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	45mm x 52.5mm	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)