Intel Xeon E7-4830 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4830 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 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.

Intel Xeon E7-4830

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4830

2.7x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 768 GB
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 135 Watt
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1696 vs 834
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10382 vs 8521

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1696 vs 834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10382 vs 8521

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 89.9°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1916 vs 1012
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26325 vs 19981

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89.9°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1916 vs 1012
PassMark - CPU mark	26325 vs 19981

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4830
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1696

834

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

10382

8521

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1012

1916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19981

26325

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4830	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1696	834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10382	8521
PassMark - Single thread mark	1012	1916
PassMark - CPU mark	19981	26325
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5995

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4830	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'11	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1194	1177
Processor Number	E7-4830	E5-2690V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	89.9°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	135 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)