Xeon E-2486 vs E5-2673 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	959	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.57	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 October 2013 (11 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$506

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Xeon E-2486 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	16 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	°C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.65-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Xeon E-2486 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2013	14 December 2023
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	95 Watt

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