Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 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 E7-4890 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 15
6 more threads: 36 vs 30
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 77°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2093 vs 1790
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38077 vs 25055

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 15
Number of threads	36 vs 30
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 77°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2093 vs 1790
PassMark - CPU mark	38077 vs 25055

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1790

2093

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25055

38077

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1790	2093
PassMark - CPU mark	25055	38077
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8900

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'14	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1048	1051
Processor Number	E7-4890V2	E5-2697V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	15	18
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	30	36
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	145 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S4S	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® AVX	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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® Flex Memory Access
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)