Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs E5-2630 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2630 v4
7.60
+19.9%

E5-2630 v4 outperforms E5-2690 by 20% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Xeon E5-2690 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking857962
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.995.29
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)March 2012 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$667$397
Current price$365 (0.5x MSRP)$73 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2690 has 6% better value for money than Xeon E5-2630 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Xeon E5-2690 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus support2 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size246.24 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors3200 Million2270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Xeon E5-2690 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Xeon E5-2690. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Xeon E5-2690 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection--
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Xeon E5-2690 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Xeon E5-2690. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB384 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Xeon E5-2690.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2630 v4 7.60
+19.9%
Xeon E5-2690 6.34

E5-2630 v4 outperforms E5-2690 by 20% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2630 v4 11676
+20%
Xeon E5-2690 9733

E5-2630 v4 outperforms E5-2690 by 20% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2630 v4 932
+61.2%
Xeon E5-2690 578

E5-2630 v4 outperforms E5-2690 by 61% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2630 v4 5470
+61.9%
Xeon E5-2690 3378

E5-2630 v4 outperforms E5-2690 by 62% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.60 6.34
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Cost $667 $397
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 135 Watt

The Xeon E5-2630 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 in performance tests.


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