Xeon E5-2698A V3 vs E5-2676 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking894not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.73no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release dateJune 2015 (9 years ago)18 November 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2432
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)40 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data88 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million2,600 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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
Socket2011-32011-3
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-2133

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 16
Threads 24 32
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E5-2676 V3 has 37.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2698A V3, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

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